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Gana Prajatantri Bangladesh (People’s Republic of Bangladesh)

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Abstract

India s Maurya Empire established Buddhism in Bengal (Bangla) in the 3rd century BC. The Buddhist Pala Dynasty ruled Bengal and Bihar independently from 750 AD, exporting Buddhism to Tibet. Hinduism regained dominance under the Sena Dynasty in the 11th century until the Muslim invasions in 1203–04. Rule from Delhi was broken in the 14th century by local Bengali kings. The Afghan adventurer Sher Shah conquered Bengal in 1539 and defeated the Mughal Emperor Humayun, creating an extensive administrative empire in North India. However, Mughal power was re-established by Akbar in 1576.

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Further Reading

  • Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Statistical Yearbook of Bangladesh.—Statistical Pocket Book of Bangladesh.

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  • National statistical office: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning, Dhaka

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  1. Barry Turner
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© 2005 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Turner, B. (2005). Bangladesh. In: Turner, B. (eds) The Statesman’s Yearbook. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271340_123

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