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Place-based historical map
Explore Bengal/Bangladesh history through place-centered pages.
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60 places
region
Bengal Region
Historical spaces across Bengal and Bangladesh
This place timeline groups events tied to Bengal's long historical geography, including present-day Bangladesh and adjacent Bengal-linked political and cultural centers.
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region
Bangladesh
Modern state formed in 1971
Bangladesh is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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region
East Bengal
Colonial and partition-era political geography
East Bengal is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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region
East Pakistan
Province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1971
East Pakistan is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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region
West Bengal
Indian state with shared Bengal historical links
West Bengal is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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archaeological-site
Mahasthangarh
Early urban and archaeological center in Bengal
Mahasthangarh is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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religious-site
Somapura Mahavihara
Major Buddhist monastic and intellectual complex
Somapura Mahavihara is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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capital
Gaur / Lakhnauti
Major medieval capital in Bengal
Gaur / Lakhnauti is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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city
Nabadwip / Nadia
Scholarly and religious center of Bengal
Nabadwip / Nadia is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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city
Sonargaon
Historic administrative and trading center
Sonargaon is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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region
Sylhet
Frontier and migration-linked region
Sylhet is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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capital
Dhaka / Jahangirnagar
Capital of Bengal and Bangladesh
Modern capital of Bangladesh, known as Jahangirnagar during Mughal rule. A major political, cultural, and educational center throughout Bengal's history, from Mughal provincial capital to the heart of the Language Movement and Liberation War.
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capital
Murshidabad
Nawabi capital and revenue center
Murshidabad is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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port
Chittagong / Chattogram
Port city and strategic coastal gateway
Chittagong / Chattogram is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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city
Rajmahal
Early Mughal-era capital location
Rajmahal is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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river
Hooghly
River-port corridor of colonial commerce
Hooghly is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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city
Calcutta / Kolkata
Colonial capital and metropolitan center
Calcutta / Kolkata is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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battlefield
Palashi / Plassey
Site of the 1757 Battle That Changed Bengal's History
A small village in Bengal where the 1757 Battle of Plassey took place, marking the beginning of British colonial rule in India. The battlefield witnessed the defeat of Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah by the East India Company's forces under Robert Clive.
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battlefield
Buxar
Battle site linked to Company territorial power
Buxar is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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district
Faridpur
District linked to agrarian and political mobilization
Faridpur is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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other
Barasat / Narkelberia
Site associated with anti-colonial peasant resistance
Barasat / Narkelberia is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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district
Noakhali
District central to communal and partition-era memory
Noakhali is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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educational-site
Dhaka University
Academic center of political mobilization
Dhaka University is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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educational-site
Dhaka Medical College
Key site in Language Movement memory
Dhaka Medical College is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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other
Central Shaheed Minar
Memorial of language martyrs
Central Shaheed Minar is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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other
Racecourse / Suhrawardy Udyan
Ground of major mass political moments
Racecourse / Suhrawardy Udyan is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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city
Old Dhaka
Historic urban quarter and 1971 violence site
Old Dhaka is used as a place timeline node for old-city political, social, and wartime violence history.
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other
Jinjira / Keraniganj
1971 massacre site near Dhaka
Jinjira / Keraniganj is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Jinjira Massacre and wartime violence around Dhaka.
1 related event
other
Dhanmondi 32
Site of the 15 August 1975 assassination
Dhanmondi 32 is used as a place timeline node for the 15 August 1975 assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and family members.
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other
Dhaka Central Jail
Site of the 1975 Jail Killing
Dhaka Central Jail is used as a place timeline node for the 3 November 1975 Jail Killing and post-coup state violence.
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other
Gulshan (Holey Artisan)
Site of the 2016 Holey Artisan attack
Gulshan (Holey Artisan) is used as a place timeline node for the 2016 Holey Artisan attack and terrorism-memory debates.
1 related event
other
Mujibnagar
Provisional government site in 1971
Mujibnagar is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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route
Farakka
Transboundary river-control and treaty reference point
Farakka is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
2 related events
other
Shahbag, Dhaka
Civic protest and memory movement hub
Shahbag, Dhaka is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
3 related events
other
Pilkhana, Dhaka
Site of the 2009 BDR mutiny killings
Pilkhana, Dhaka is a historical place node used to organize related Bengal/Bangladesh timeline events.
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region
Chittagong Hill Tracts
Frontier region of conflict and peace accord
Chittagong Hill Tracts is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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port
Satgaon
Early Bengal river-port network
Satgaon is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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route
Gauda-Rajmahal Corridor
Power corridor in early and medieval Bengal
Gauda-Rajmahal Corridor is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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region
Bhati Region
Deltaic resistance zone in Bengal
Bhati Region is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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archaeological-site
Paharpur
Archaeological site of Somapura Mahavihara
Paharpur is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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district
Rangpur
Agrarian resistance zone in north Bengal
Rangpur is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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other
Savar (Rana Plaza)
Site of 2013 industrial disaster
Savar (Rana Plaza) is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
1 related event
district
Bhola
Cyclone-disaster and electoral turning-point region
Bhola is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
1 related event
other
Ramu
Site of 2012 communal violence
Ramu is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
1 related event
other
Naxalbari
Rural uprising site linked to left radicalization
Naxalbari is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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city
Agartala
Cross-border political case reference point
Agartala is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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frontier
Padua-Pyrdiwah-Boraibari
Border-clash zone between Bangladesh and India
Padua-Pyrdiwah-Boraibari is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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religious-site
Hazratbal (Srinagar)
Symbolic trigger point for regional communal tensions
Hazratbal (Srinagar) is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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city
Lahore
Political resolution site shaping partition debates
Lahore is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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capital
Delhi
Imperial center in Bengal-Delhi power relations
Delhi is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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city
Krishnanagar
Regional node near Plassey theatre
Krishnanagar is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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district
Barisal / Bakerganj
Delta district with agrarian and partition-era shifts
Barisal / Bakerganj is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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frontier
Comilla-Tripura Frontier
Frontier corridor in war and border-security history
Comilla-Tripura Frontier is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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route
Jessore-Khulna Corridor
Southwest theatre in 1971 conflict
Jessore-Khulna Corridor is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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battlefield
Hilli
1971 northern-front battlefield
Hilli is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Battle of Hilli and related northern-front military history.
1 related event
battlefield
Garibpur
1971 Jessore-front battlefield
Garibpur is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Battle of Garibpur near the Jessore front.
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battlefield
Kamalpur
1971 border-front battlefield
Kamalpur is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Battle of Kamalpur and the northern border-front campaign.
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city
Kushtia
Liberation War resistance and battle site
Kushtia is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Battle of Kushtia and early Liberation War resistance.
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Chuknagar
1971 massacre site in Khulna region
Chuknagar is used as a place timeline node for the 1971 Chuknagar Massacre and wartime civilian memory.
1 related event
frontier
Bihar Borderland
Borderland linked to late-colonial conflict spillovers
Bihar Borderland is used as a place timeline node for connected historical events in Bengal/Bangladesh history.
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