The architecture of Bengal, which comprises the modern country of Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura, Assam's Barak Valley and eastern...
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Bengal temple architecture also known as Malla dynasty architecture is about temple styles developed and used in Bengal, particularly the chala, ratna...
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The Bengal Sultanate (Middle Bengali: শাহী বাঙ্গালাহ্, Classical Persian: سلطنت بنگاله) was a late medieval sultanate based in the Bengal region in the...
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The Bengal Presidency, officially the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal until 1937, later the Bengal Province, was the largest of all three presidencies...
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symbols. Bengal (/bɛnˈɡɔːl/ ben-GAWL) is a historical geographical, ethnolinguistic and cultural term referring to a region in the eastern part of the Indian...
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The architecture of Bangladesh is intertwined with the architecture of the Bengal region and the broader Indian subcontinent. The architecture of Bangladesh...
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The Bengal Subah (Bengali: সুবাহ বাংলা, Persian: صوبه بنگاله), also referred to as Mughal Bengal and Bengal State (after 1717), was one of the puppet states...
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The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia...
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varieties of Hindu temple architecture and Indo-Islamic architecture, especially Rajput architecture, Mughal architecture, South Indian architecture, and Indo-Saracenic...
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The Partition of Bengal in 1905, also known as the First Partition of Bengal, was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by...
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intertwined with the culture of the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Different geographic regions of West Bengal have subtle as well as more pronounced...
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Nawab of Bengal (Bengali: বাংলার নবাব, bāṅglār nôbāb) was the hereditary ruler of Bengal Subah in Mughal India. In the early 18th-century, the Nawab of Bengal...
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Partition of Bengal in 1947, also known as the Second Partition of Bengal, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian Bengal Province along...
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Temple architecture may refer to: Bengal temple architecture Hindu temple architecture Temple architecture (LDS Church) Pancharatna (architecture) is a...
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West Bengal (/bɛnˈɡɔːl/; Bengali: Pôścimbôṅgô, pronounced [ˈpoʃtʃimˈbɔŋɡo] , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along...
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Ratna Style (redirect from Navaratna (architecture))
Ratna Style (Bengali: রত্ন শিল্পরীতি) is a style of Bengal temple architecture, that originated in Bengal from the 15th to 16th centuries, under the Mallabhum...
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Madan Mohan Temple, Bishnupur (section Architecture)
in the eka-ratna type of Ratna style, one of the styles of temple architecture in Bengal. The structure of the temple consists of garbhagriha with curved...
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history of West Bengal basically refers to the history of the western part of Bengal, located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent. Evidence of human...
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Kamakhya Temple (section Site of Kamakhya)
dome. Made by craftsmen and architects more familiar with Islamic architecture of Bengal, the dome became bulbous and hemispherical which was ringed by minaret-inspired...
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Somapura Mahavihara (redirect from Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur)
through a contextual analysis of the early Buddhist architecture of Bengal in his doctoral thesis proposes:the core of Pahāŗpur vihāra was similar to...
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history of architecture traces the changes in architecture through various traditions, regions, overarching stylistic trends, and dates. The beginnings of all...
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The Battle of Plassey was a decisive victory of the British East India Company, under the leadership of Robert Clive, over the Nawab of Bengal and his French...
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India Architecture of Bengal Architecture of Gujarat Architecture of Karnataka Architecture of Kerala Architecture of Maharashtra Architecture of Rajasthan...
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Radh Bengal is a region in West Bengal also known as the Temple Town. This region consists of arrays of temples in varying sizes and devoted to different...
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Indian state of West Bengal with approximately 70.54% of the population identifying themselves as Hindus (as of 2011). The Hindus in West Bengal mostly belong...
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Mahasthangarh. Bengal has a glorious legacy of terracotta architecture from the ancient and medieval periods. The architecture of the Bengal Sultanate saw...
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Permanent Settlement (redirect from Permanent Settlement of Bengal)
known as the Permanent Settlement of Bengal, was an agreement between the East India Company and landlords of Bengal to fix revenues to be raised from...
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Terracotta (section Architecture)
Imperial roof decoration and the antefix of western classical architecture. In India West Bengal made a speciality of terracotta temples, with the sculpted...
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Kolkata (redirect from Kolkata, West Bengal)
capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh...
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Chala Style (category Bengal temple architecture)
style of Bengal temple architecture, that originated in Bengal from the 15th centuries. Originating as a regional style in Hindu temple architecture. The...
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