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The Consulate General serves the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, and the seven sister states. Technically, the consulate reports through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi . The U.S Consulate in Calcutta is the U.S. Department of State's second oldest consulate in the world and dates from November 19, 1792 as the oldest U.S ...
The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal , Tripura and Assam 's Karimganj district , located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, at the apex of the Bay ...
Bengal was overwhelmed during the pan-Indian invasion of Sher Shah Suri and became part of the Sur Empire. The invasion prompted the Mughal Empire to occupy parts of Bengal. Both the Mughals and Bengal Sultanate were overrun by the Suri forces. Bengal regained its independence after Suri governors rebelled and re-established the sultanate.
Bengal (/ b ɛ n ˈ ɡ ɔː l / ben-GAWL) [1] [2] [a] is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in between South and Southeast Asia at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. The region of Bengal proper is divided between the modern-day sovereign nation of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, and ...
Bengal proper covered the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal (present-day Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal). Calcutta , the city which grew around Fort William , was the capital of the Bengal Presidency.
The Sultan gave permission for the establishment of the Portuguese settlement in Chittagong, making it the first European exclave in Bengal. Bengal was identified by the traders as "the richest country to trade with". [4] They had many trade posts in Bengal and used to control the thriving sea port at Chittagong.
This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma, Vanga, Samatata and Harikela.
Military history of Bengal (1 C, 13 P) Bengal Subah (5 C, 29 P) D. Dynasties of Bengal (10 C, 21 P) H. History of Dhaka (7 C, 32 P) History of Sylhet (1 C, 16 P) L.