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  2. Partition of Bengal (1905) - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the modern day nation of Bangladesh and Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Nagaland and Manipur within the Province before division into Bihar and Orissa, Eastern Bengal and Assam and West Bengal.

  3. History of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    The Bengal Presidency had the highest gross domestic product in British India. [91] Bengal hosted the most advanced cultural centers in British India. [92] A cosmopolitan, eclectic cultural atmosphere took shape. There were many anglophiles, including the Naib Nazim of Dhaka. A Portuguese missionary published the first book on Bengali grammar ...

  4. United Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Map showing the result of the partition of Bengal in 1905. The western part (Bengal) gained parts of Orissa, while the eastern part (Eastern Bengal and Assam) gained Assam that had been made a separate province in 1874. In the first few centuries of the second millennium, the level of independence of Bengal was fought over by the governors of ...

  5. Bengal Presidency - Wikipedia

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    In 1905, the first partition of Bengal resulted in the short-lived province of Eastern Bengal and Assam which existed alongside the Bengal Presidency. In 1912, the province was merged back with the Bengal Presidency while Bihar and Orissa became a separate province.

  6. Presidencies and provinces of British India - Wikipedia

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    A map of the British Indian Empire in 1909 during the partition of Bengal (1905–1911), showing British India in two shades of pink (coral and pale) and the princely states in yellow. At the turn of the 20th century, British India consisted of eight provinces that were administered either by a governor or a lieutenant-governor.

  7. File:Map of Bengal, Behar, Orissa 1813.jpg - Wikipedia

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  8. Partition of Bengal - Wikipedia

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    Partition of Bengal may refer to the partition of the Bengal region on two occasions: Partition of Bengal (1905), a reorganization within India; Partition of Bengal (1947), a consequence of the Partition of India

  9. Eastern Bengal and Assam - Wikipedia

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    The two main rail lines in Eastern Bengal and Assam were the Eastern Bengal Railway and the Assam Bengal Railway. The port city of Chittagong was the main rail terminus, as routes connected the interior hinterland with the main regional maritime gateway. Railways were vital for the export of tea, jute and petroleum.