Bengal

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  • a historical region in the northeastern part of the Indian subcontinent, generally corresponding to the area inhabited by speakers of the Bengali language and now divided between the Indian state of West Bengal and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Bengal formed part of most of the early empires that controlled northern India.

  • British, who had established themselves at Calcutta (Kolkata) in western Bengal in 1690 and who took possession of the nawabs’ realm in 1757–64. Bengal was thenceforth the base for British expansion in India.

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    Bengal

    Bengal

      Gelijksoortige termen

      Bengal

      • UF Bangla

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      Bengal

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        George H. Cave Collection
        George H. Cave Collection
        GB 235 CAV · Collectie · 1896 - 2008

        Description and arrangement by G. Simpson - August 2023.

        2 Boxes.

        Box 1: Contains folders, GB 235/CAV/1/1 [Correspondence][GB 235/CAV/1/1 is split into two physical folders], GB 235/CAV/1/2 [Cultivation], and GB 235/CAV/1/3 [Management]. Material relates entirely to George Cave's administration of Lloyd Botanic Garden, Darjeeling, with the exception of item GB 235/CAV/1/1/1, which is a journal entry by Cave when travelling to India in 1896.

        Box 2: GB 235/CAV/2 - Contains Folders that relate to various expeditions led by Cave from Lloyd botanic garden, Darjeeling, to Sikkim. Letters, Maps, Diaries, Notes.

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