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Bengal (region) - ninemsn Encarta (530 words) |
 | 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. |
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Bengal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1349 words) |
| 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. |
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