Partition of Bengal
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Partition of Bengal may refer to the partition of the Bengal
region during two separate occasions:
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
region during two separate occasions:
- Partition of Bengal (1905)Partition of Bengal (1905)The decision of the Partition of Bengal was announced on 19 July 1905 by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. The partition took effect on 16 October 1905...
- Partition of Bengal (1947)Partition of Bengal (1947)The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, was a religiously based partition that divided the British Indian province of Bengal between India and Pakistan...