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	Bengal (region) - ninemsn Encarta
		Bengal (region), (Bengali, Bangla) region of the north-eastern part of the Indian subcontinent.
		The western part of the region is occupied by the Indian State of West Bengal and the larger eastern section is occupied almost entirely by Bangladesh.
		The climate of Bengal is humid and tropical.
	au.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761577609/Bengal_(region).html (530 words)

	Bengal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia.
		Today it is mainly divided between the independent country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous state of Bengal (during local monarchial regimes and British rule) are part of the Indian states of Bihar, Tripura and Orissa.
		The rise of the Chandra dynasty in southern Bengal expedited the decline of the Palas, and the last Pala king, Madanpala, died in 1161.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bengal (1349 words)

	Nawab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Nawab was originally the provincial governor or viceroy of a province or region of the Mughal empire.
		Nawab is also the title of senior Muslim nobles in Hyderabad and Berar State.
		Under Mughal rule, "Nawab" had been the name of an office, the equivalent of "Governor"; however, with the decline of that empire, the title and the powers that went with it became hereditary in families that seized power in the various provinces.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nawab (363 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Murshidabad
		The city of Murshidabad, on the Bhagirathi, was once famous as the metropolis of the Subah Bangala, the eastern Mughal province, and the usual residence of the nawabs of Bengal in the eighteenth century.
		He became nawab of Bengal in 1716 and shifted the seat of the nizamat to the city in 1717 and it thus acquired the prestige of being the capital of subah Bangala.
		Murshidabad continued to be the residence of the nawab and the seat of the company's factory, a customhouse, an English resident and of Nizamat and Faujdari Adalats.
	banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/M_0408.htm (2405 words)

	Bengal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bengal, known as Bango (Bengali:বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bangodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bengali, is a region in the northeast of South Asia.
		Bengal became a political entity in the 6th century, with the first recorded independent king of Bengal - - reigning around 606.
		The invaders defeated the Sena king at his capital, in 1203 (1204?) The Deva family — the last Hindu dynasty to rule in Bengal — ruled briefly in eastern Bengal, although they were suppressed by the mid-fourteenth century.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bengal (1279 words)

	Bengal - Encyclopedia.com
		In the 18th century it was dominated by the nawabs of Bengal; they came into conflict with the British, who had established themselves at Calcutta (now Kolkata) in 1690.
		Bengal was partitioned in 1905, and with the end of British rule in 1947, the western portion formed the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa.
		West Bengal government plans to set up a metro development corporation for the state's 23km metro project between Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas district and New Dasnagar in Howrah, the twin city of Kolkata that was once called the Birmingham of the east.(West Bengal)
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-357012.html (1213 words)

	BANGLAPEDIA: Murshidabad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The city of Murshidabad, on the Bhagirathi, was once famous as the metropolis of the Subah Bangala, the eastern Mughal province, and the usual residence of the nawabs of Bengal in the eighteenth century.
		He became nawab of Bengal in 1716 and shifted the seat of the nizamat to the city in 1717 and it thus acquired the prestige of being the capital of subah Bangala.
		Murshidabad continued to be the residence of the nawab and the seat of the company's factory, a customhouse, an English resident and of Nizamat and Faujdari Adalats.
	a-bangladesh.com /HT/M_0408.HTM (2374 words)

	West Bengal Tourism: Murshidabad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Nawab shifted the capital of Bengal to Murshidabad in 1705.
		During the days of the Nawabs, Murshidabad was said to be at par with London in terms of splendor.
		It was built in 1837 by Duncan Macleod of the Bengal Engineers for the Nawabs of Bengal (descendants of Mir Jafar).
	www.bengalweb.com /wbtour/wbentou3.html (438 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		From the 8th to the 12th century, Bengal was under the Buddhist Pala dynasty, based in neighbouring Bihar.
		Its rulers, known as the nawabs of Bengal, soon came into conflict with the British, who had established themselves at Calcutta in western Bengal (1690) and who took possession of the nawabs' realm in 1757–64.
		In 1854 the government of India was separated from that of Bengal, though Calcutta remained India's capital until 1912.
	www.history.upenn.edu /coursepages/hist086/material/Bengal.html (235 words)

	Bengal - Nawabs of Bengal
		Bengal - Nawabs of Bengal is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia.
		Today it is mainly divided between the independent country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous state of Bengal (during local monarchial regimes and British rule) are part of the Indian states of Bihar, Tripura and Orissa.
	www.experiencefestival.com /bengal_-_nawabs_of_bengal (421 words)

	Bangladesh History
		Under the Moghul viceroys, art and literature flourished, overland trade expanded and Bengal was opened to world maritime trade - the latter marking the death knell of Moghul power as Europeans began to establish themselves in the region.
		The Brits established an organisational and social structure unparalleled in Bengal, and Kolkata became one of the most important centres for commerce, education and culture in the subcontinent.
		The situation was complicated in Bengal where the major cash crop, jute, was produced in the Muslim-dominated east, but processed and shipped from the Hindu-dominated city of Kolkata in the west.
	www.pigeontravels.com /bangladesh/history_information.php (626 words)

	Nawab information - Search.com
		Nawab (Urdu: نواب) was originally the subadar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire, but became a high title for Muslim nobles.
		Before the incorporation of India into the British Empire, Nawabs ruled the kingdoms of Awadh (or Oudh, encouraged by the British to shed the Mughal suzereignty and assume the imperial style of Badshah), Bengal, Arcot and Bhopal.
		Nawab was also the rank title—again not an office—of a much lower class of Muslim nobles—in fact retainers—at the court of the Nisam of Hyderabad and Berar State, ranking only above Khan bahadur and Khan, but under (in ascending order) Jang, Daula, Mulk, Umara and Jah; the equivalent for Hindu courtiers was Raja Bahadur.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Nawab (733 words)

	murshidabad
		The Nawab shifted the capital of Bengal to Murshidabad in 1705.
		It was built in 1837 by Duncan Macleod of the Bengal Engineers for the Nawabs of Bengal (descendants of Mir Jafar).
		Moti Jheel Palace was the residence of Ghasiti Begum, the scheming daughter of Nawab Alivardi Kahn.
	www.wb.nic.in /westbg/murshid.html (667 words)

	Ideology and Empire in Eighteenth-Century India - Cambridge University Press
		Bengal was a notable example of the regionalization of power which followed the death of the Mughal emperor Aurungzeb in 1707.
		It shows how their conceptions of power in Bengal were intimately tied to languages of politics generated in Britain and the Atlantic world of empire, and how these notions were deployed alongside British arms in the construction of colonial authority.
		The Bengal province or subah was a fluid geographical and political entity in the eighteenth century, for which term Bengal stands as a necessary shorthand.
	www.cambridge.org /uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521861458&ss=exc (4595 words)

	historical places, religious places, west bengal, kolkatta, calcutta, darjeeling, kalimpong, malda, mirik, murshidabad, ...
		Mir Jafar, known as the 'arch traitor of Bengal', lies buried in the Jafraganj Cemetery.
		Nawab Humayun Jha conducted his durbars or ruling sessions on the second floor of the palace.
		The large oxbow lake is overlooked by the desolate ruins of a three-storey palace, built by Nawab Nawajas Muhammad, the eldest son-in-law of Alivardi Khan.
	www.theindiatravel.com /cityguide/state/wb/historical.html (2103 words)

	The Revolt Of 1857 In Eastern India: An Overview
		Bengal and the regions further east continued to remain firmly ensconced in the loyalist fold.
		One was its proximity to Murshidabad, the residence of the Nawab Nazim (descendant of the nawabs of Bengal) whose support, it was apprehended, could turn the scale in favour of the rebels.
		In Bengal, the Special Narrative on the mutiny mentions the mutinous behavior of the sepoys of the 73rd Native Infantry stationed at Jalpaiguri in the Rajshahi Division of north Bengal.
	pd.cpim.org /2007/0805/08052007_1857.htm (3723 words)

	Bengal information - Search.com
		Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia.
		Today it is mainly divided between the independent nation of Bangladesh (eastern Bengal), and the Indian federal republic's constitutive state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous kingdom of Bengal (during local monarchial regimes and British rule) are now part of the neighbouring Indian states of Bihar, Tripura and Orissa.
		The rise of the Chandra dynasty in southern Bengal expedited the decline of the Palas, and the last Pala king, Madanpala, died in 1161.
	www.search.com /reference/Bengal (1714 words)

	Bangladesh Directory - About Bangladesh
		Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up till the 16th century.
		The Britons established an organizational and social structure unparalleled in Bengal, and Calcutta became one of the most important centers for commerce, education and culture in the subcontinent.
		The situation was complicated in Bengal where the major cash crop, jute, was produced in the Muslim-dominated east, but processed and shipped from the Hindu-dominated city of Calcutta in the west.
	www.bangladesh.cc /general/about-bangladesh.html (994 words)

	The Mighty Eleven-Bangladesh history-
		Bengal, known as Bongo, Bangla, Bongodesh, or Bangladesh in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia.
		The Nawab was assassinated in Murshidabad, and the British installed their own Nawab for Bengal and extended their direct control in the south.
		It is otherwise bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the South.
	www.bengalrenaissance.com /history.html (5767 words)

	Nawab of Bengal's cemetery in tatters:- - India News - Webindia123.com
		Nawab of Bengal's cemetery in tatters:- - India News - Webindia123.com
		The indifferent attitude of the West bengal state-government has led to the degradation of the burial spot of the Nawabs of Bengal.
		The low square building at the centre houses the cemetery of Nawab Alivardi Khan (1740-1756 AD), his grandson Siraj-ud-daula (1756-1757 AD), the last Nawab of Bengal and the tombs of another 34 family members.
	news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=79225&n_date=20050424&cat=India (410 words)

	Central Chronicle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Lucknow Nawabs found their rhythm right after initial hiccups and conceding the first goal with Kamlesh equalising it with a cross beating the Bengal custodian hands down.
		It was a matter of consolation for Bengal Tigers as Arbind found the mark in the 68th minute to end up with a 4-2 verdict in favour of Lucknow Nawabs.
		While Bengal earned two short corners and failed to convert either, Lucknow scored one of the three that came their way.
	www.centralchronicle.com /20050115/1501237.htm (231 words)

	Indo-Asian News Service -> India-Sports-Hockey -> Lucknow Nawabs win in Premier Hockey League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Nawabs then took the lead through a brilliant reverse-hit goal by Imtiyaz Ahmed in the 34th minute, a minute before the end of the second quarter.
		Kamlesh then scored his second goal for the Nawabs, five minutes into the third quarter, and skipper Rajneesh Mishra's direct hit off a set-piece drill made it 4-1 in their favour.
		After the initial hiccups, the Lucknow team fell in groove while the Bengal Tigers struggled to combine and failed to pierce the strong defence of the Nawabs.
	www.eians.net /2005/01/14/14win.html (204 words)

	Welcome to tourism in Bangladesh- Travel, Tourism, Resources, Links & other Informations
		Although the population of Bengal is predominantly rural, the average density (1993) is nearly 800 people per sq km, with about 193 million people living in a region of approximately 242,240 sq km (93,530 sq mi).
		The climate of Bengal is humid and tropical.
		The nawabs quickly came into conflict with the British, and almost all of the region (except Cooch Behar and Tripura) became a presidency (division) of British India in 1699.
	towhid.faithweb.com /bengal.htm (553 words)

	Handicrafts and Silk Industry
		As this industry was fully dependent for its prosperity on the support of a luxurious court and wealthy noblemen, it had to face a crisis when the Nawabs lost their power and their court disappeared.
		But this was later discontinued when arrangements were made to collect the exhibits on loan from noblemen and zamindars, like the Nawab of Murshidabad and the Maharaja of Cossimbazar who were in a position to supply the best specimens under their possession.
		The Bengal silk manufactures formed one of the important exports of the English East India Company to England, and these were exported also to the markets in the Asiatic countries.
	murshidabad.nic.in /handicraft.htm (970 words)

	THE EARLY YEARS CALCUTTA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The province of Bengal, in eastern India, soon attracted the Portuguese, the Dutch, the French, the Danish and the English traders.
		From 1575 to 1717 Bengal was ruled by administrators appointed by the Mughal emperors.
		was appointed as the Subedar of Bengal in 1700.
	www.bengalweb.com /hist/calhis1.html (1219 words)

	Lucknow Nawabs, Delhi Dazzlers win
		Lucknow Nawabs tamed Bengal Tigers 4-2 in the opening match of the Tier II Premier Hockey League, at the Gachibowli hockey complex in Hyderabad on Friday.
		The Lucknow Nawabs found their rhythm after initial hiccups and conceding the first goal with Kamlesh equalising with a shot that beat the Bengal custodian hands down.
		It was a matter of consolation for Bengal Tigers as Arbind found the mark in the 68th minute.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2005/jan/14phl.htm (428 words)

	Patna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From Pataliputra, the famed emperor Chandragupta Maurya (a contemporary of Alexander) ruled a vast empire, stretching from the Bay of Bengal to Afghanistan.
		With the decline of Mughal empire, Patna moved into the hands of the Nawabs of Bengal, who levied a heavy tax on the populace but allowed it to flourish as a commercial centre.
		In 1912, Patna became of the capital of Orissa Province and Bihâr when Bengal Presidency was partitioned.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Patna (3336 words)

	Bangladesh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bengal was probably the wealthiest part of the subcontinent up till the 16th century.
		The decline of Mughal power led to greater provincial autonomy, heralding the rise of the independent dynasty of the nawabs of Bengal.
		The Britons established an organizational and social structure unparalleled in Bengal, and Calcutta became one of the most important centers for commerce, education and culture in the subcontinent.
	limon.inbangladesh.com /custom.html (747 words)

	bengal - Spock Search
		During the Mughal Empire, the Nawabs of Bengal were the "subadars" (provincial governors) or viceroys of the "subah" (province) of Bengal.
		The Governor of West Bengal is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of West Bengal.
		Saifullah (Sam) Zaman, recording as State Of Bengal (aka "SOB"), is a British DJ and producer associated with the Asian Underground movement.
	www.spock.com /q/bengal (231 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Bengal
		At the site, Archaeological Survey of India?s (ASI) men are carefully brushing away layers of soil from what seem like large brick kilns where, most probably, the former nawabs of Bengal used expert metallurgists to mint coins.
		Bimal Chattopadhyay, the ASI director for the eastern zone, said: ?It was in the 15th century, during the reign of Nawab of Bengal Rukmuddin Barbak Shah, that this palace complex was built.
		The archaeologist confirmed that the royal mint has been unearthed and that there is evidence of water-ducts to keep the palace cool in summer.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1041221/asp/bengal/story_4155200.asp (381 words)

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