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The first Partition of Bengal (1905) was a territorial reorganization of the Bengal Presidency implemented by the authorities of the British Raj. The reorganization separated the largely Muslim eastern areas from the largely Hindu western areas.
Following the partition of Bengal between the Hindu-majority West Bengal and the Muslim-majority East Bengal, there was an influx of Bengali Hindu/Bengali Muslim refugees from both sides. An estimation suggests that before the Partition, West Bengal had a population of 21.2 million, of whom 5.3 million, or roughly 25 percent, were Muslim ...
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.
After the 1946 election, rising Hindu-Muslim divisions across India forced the Bengal Assembly to decide on partition, despite calls for a United Bengal. The Partition of British India in 1947 resulted in the second partition of Bengal on religious grounds into East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) and West Bengal.
The Partition of Bengal Presidency in 1947 resulted in Bengal's division on religious grounds, between the India and Pakistan prominently called Radcliffe's line. Pakistan( Todays Independent Bangladesh): East Dinajpur, Rangpur, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Bogra, Pabna, Mymensingh, Sylhet (except Barak valley), Khulna, Bakerganj, Tippera, Noakhali ...
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.
It was promised to increase investment in education and jobs in the new province called Eastern Bengal and Assam. [1] Lord Curzon initiated the creation of Eastern Bengal and Assam Founding conference of the All India Muslim League in Dacca, 1906. Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, proposed the Partition of Bengal and put it into effect on 16 ...
The partition of Bengal in 1905 , there were seven divisions in Bengal : Presidency Division; Burdwan Division; Patna Division; Bhagalpur Division; Tirhut Division; Chota Nagpur Division; Orissa Division; After the reunited of Bengal in 1911, the boundaries of Bengal were changed and the Bengal were divided five divisions . viz : Presidency ...