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	[[File:Shalvan Vihara, February 2014 2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The archaeological site of [[Mainamati]] was a religious center used by the Chandra dynasty.]]		[[File:Shalvan Vihara, February 2014 2.jpg\|thumb\|left\|The archaeological site of [[Mainamati]] was a religious center used by the Chandra dynasty.]]
	The [[Chandra dynasty]] ruled southeastern Bengal and [[Arakan]] between the 10t CE.<ref name="TopichLeitich2013">{{cite book\|author1=William J. Topich\|author2=Keith A. Leitich\|title=The History of Myanmar\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIuaa5yKv-sC&pg=PA17\|date=9 January 2013\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=978-0-313-35725-1\|pages=17–22}}</ref> The dynasty was powerful enough to withstand the Pala Empire to the northwest. The Chandra kingdom covered the [[Harikela]] region, which was known as the Kingdom of Ruhmi to [[Arab people\|Arab traders]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Harikela \|title=Harikela \|website=Banglapedia \|date=5 May 2014 \|access-date=17 September 2017 \|archive-date=21 August 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125332/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Harikela \|url-status=live }}</ref> The dynasty's realm was a bridge between India and Southeast Asia. During this period, the port of [[Chittagong]] developed banking and shipping industries.<ref name="RingWatson2012">{{cite book\|author1=Trudy Ring\|author2=Noelle Watson\|author3=Paul Schellinger\|title=Asia and Oceania: International Dictionary of Historic Places\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voerPYsAB5wC&pg=PA189\|date=12 November 2012\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-136-63979-1\|page=186}}</ref> The last ruler of the Chandra Dynasty, [[Govindachandra (Chandra dynasty)\|Govindachandra]], was defeated by the south Indian Emperor Rajendra Chola I of the maritime Chola dynasty in the 11th century.<ref>Encyclopaedia of North-East India by T. Raatan p.143</ref>		The [[Chandra dynasty]] ruled southeastern Bengal and [[Arakan]] between the 10t CE.<ref name="TopichLeitich2013">{{cite book\|author1=William J. Topich\|author2=Keith A. Leitich\|title=The History of Myanmar\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIuaa5yKv-sC&pg=PA17\|date=9 January 2013\|publisher=ABC-CLIO\|isbn=978-0-313-35725-1\|pages=17–22}}</ref> The dynasty was powerful enough to withstand the Pala Empire to the northwest. The Chandra kingdom covered the [[Harikela]] region, which was known as the Kingdom of Ruhmi to [[Arab people\|Arab traders]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Harikela \|title=Harikela \|website=Banglapedia \|date=5 May 2014 \|access-date=17 September 2017 \|archive-date=21 August 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125332/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Harikela \|url-status=live }}</ref> The dynasty's realm was a bridge between India and Southeast Asia. During this period, the port of [[Chittagong]] developed banking and shipping industries.<ref name="RingWatson2012">{{cite book\|author1=Trudy Ring\|author2=Noelle Watson\|author3=Paul Schellinger\|title=Asia and Oceania: International Dictionary of Historic Places\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voerPYsAB5wC&pg=PA189\|date=12 November 2012\|publisher=Routledge\|isbn=978-1-136-63979-1\|page=186}}</ref> The last ruler of the Chandra Dynasty, [[Govindachandra (Chandra dynasty)\|Govindachandra]], was defeated by the south Indian Emperor Rajendra Chola I of the maritime Chola dynasty in the 11th century.<ref>Encyclopaedia of North-East India by T. Raatan p.143</ref>

			===Varman dynasty===
			{{main\|Varman dynasty (Bengal)}}
			The Varman Dynasty was a [[Hindu]] dynasty of Indian subcontinent which ruled Bengal. The Varmans established their supremacy after replacing the Chandra Dynasty. Their capital was at [[Bikrampur]] in present-day Munshiganj District of Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Majumdar \|first=Ramesh Chandra \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FqosAAAAMAAJ&q=yadava+varman+dynasty \|title=History of Ancient Bengal \|date=1971 \|publisher=G. Bharadwaj \|language=en}}</ref>

	===Sena Empire===		===Sena Empire===
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	{{Main article\|Nawabs of Bengal}}		{{Main article\|Nawabs of Bengal}}

	By the 18th century, Mughal Bengal became a ~~de-facto~~ independent country under the ~~nominal~~ rule of the [[Nawabs of Bengal]]. The subedar was elevated to the status of a hereditary Nawab Nazim. The Nawabs maintained ~~''de facto''~~ control of Bengal ~~while minting coins in the name of the emperor in Delhi~~.		By the 18th century, Mughal Bengal became a independent country under the rule of the [[Nawabs of Bengal]]. The subedar was elevated to the status of a hereditary Nawab Nazim. The Nawabs maintained control of Bengal independently.
	[[File:Map of the Nawabs of Bengal.jpg\|thumb\|The Map of Bengal under the de-facto independent rulers known as the Nawabs of Bengal.]]		[[File:Map of the Nawabs of Bengal.jpg\|thumb\|The Map of Bengal under the de-facto independent rulers known as the Nawabs of Bengal.]]

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	==Post-partition and contemporary era==		==Post-partition and contemporary era==
			===[[Bangladesh]]===
			{{Main\|History of East Pakistan\|History of Bangladesh (1971-present)}}

	===[[West Bengal]] (India)===		===[[West Bengal]] (India)===
	{{Main\|History of West Bengal}}		{{Main\|History of West Bengal}}

	~~===[[Bangladesh]]===~~
	~~{{Main\|History of East Pakistan\|History of Bangladesh (1971-present)}}~~

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:History of West Bengal]]		[[Category:History of West Bengal]]
	[[Category:History of Bangladesh by location\|*]]		[[Category:History of Bangladesh by location\|*]]
	[[Category:History of India by ~~location~~]]		[[Category:History of India by region]]

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