Bengal or endonym Bangla (Bengali: বাংলা, romanized: Bāṅlā, pronounced [ˈbaŋlaˑ] ) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the See more

Antiquity
Neolithic sites have been found in several parts of the region. In the second millennium BCE, rice-cultivating communities dotted the region. By the eleventh century BCE, people in Bengal lived in … See more

The flat Bengal Plain, which covers most of Bangladesh and West Bengal, is one of the most fertile areas on Earth, with lush vegetation and farmland dominating its landscape. Bengali … See more

The Ganges Delta provided advantages of fertile soil, ample water, and an abundance of fish, wildlife, and fruit. Living standards for Bengal's elite were relatively better than other parts of the Indian subcontinent. Between 400 and 1200, Bengal had a well … See more

The name of Bengal is derived from the ancient kingdom of Vanga (pronounced Bôngô), the earliest records of which date back to the See more

Most of the Bengal region lies in the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta, but there are highlands in its north, northeast and southeast. The … See more

Today, the region of Bengal proper is divided between the sovereign state of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state See more