Koch dynasty

The Koch dynasty (Pron: kɒʧ; 1515–1949) ruled parts of eastern Indian subcontinent in present-day Assam and Bengal. Established by Biswa Singha, the dynasty came to power in the erstwhile Kamata kingdom which had emerged from the decaying Kamarupa kingdom. The dynasty came to power by removing the Baro-Bhuyans, who had earlier removed the short-lived rule established by Alauddin Hussain Shah. The dynasty forked for the first time into two

Kendua, West Bengal

Kendua is a census town in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Contents   1Geography 1.1Location 1.2Area overview 2Demographics 3Infrastructure 4References Geography Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks) M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F:

Kamrup region

Kamrup is the modern region situated between two rivers, the Manas and the Barnadi in Western Assam, with the same territorial extent as the Colonial and post-Colonial “Undivided Kamrup district”. It was the capital region of two of the three dynasties of Kamarupa and Guwahati, the current political center of Assam, is situated here. It is characterized by its cultural artifacts. Contents   1Etymology 2Ancient

Kalindi River

Kalindi River (Bengali: কালীন্দি নদী) is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal, bordering on Satkhira District of Bangladesh. The Ichamati breaks up into several distributaries below Hingalganj the chief of which are the Raimangal, Bidya, Jhilla, Kalindi and Jamuna. These fan out into wide estuaries in the Sundarbans.[ Yamuna {Kalindi} is one of the ashtabharya {8 wives} Lord Krishna

Kachu Pukur

Kachu Pukur is a census town in the Habibpur CD block in the Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Contents   1Geography 1.1Location 1.2Area overview 2Demographics 3Infrastructure 4References Geography Cities, towns and locations in the northern portion of Malda district (including Chanchal subdivision and Old Malda, Habibpur, Bamangola and Gazole CD blocks) M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre,

Jute

Jute is a long, soft, shiny bast fiber that can be spun into coarse, strong threads. It is produced from flowering plants in the genus Corchorus, which is in the mallow family Malvaceae. The primary source of the fiber is Corchorus olitorius, but such fiber is considered inferior to that derived from Corchorus capsularis. “Jute” is the name of the plant or fiber used to

Jungle Terry

Jungle Terry or Jungleterry, from Hindi: जंगल तराई jangal tarāi, meaning ‘jungle lowland’, was a term applied in the 18th century to an area bordering Bengal and Bihar that included large tracts of Bhagalpur and Monghyr districts, as well as the Santal Parganas district. Although named as such, rather than an official district the Jungle Terry was a vague border area. The district named Jungle Mahals would

Ilyas Shahi dynasty

The Ilyas Shahi dynasty (Bengali: ইলিয়াস শাহী খান্দান, Persian: الیاس شاهی خاندان) was the first independent dynasty to set the foundations of the late medieval Sunni Muslim Sultanate of Bengal. Hailing from the Sistan region, their rule extended from 1342 to 1487, though interrupted with an interregna by their slaves as well as the House of Ganesha. Contents   1Initial dynasty 2Instability 3Restored dynasty 4List of rulers 5See

Help:IPA/Bengali

Charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Bengali pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{IPA-bn}} and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters. See Bengali phonology and Bengali alphabet for a more thorough look at the sounds of Bengali. Consonants IPA Bengali Examples ISO 15919 English Approximation b ব বালি

Habibpur

Habibpur is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Malda Sadar subdivision of Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Contents   1History 1.1Gauda and Pandua 1.2Malda district 2Geography 3Demographics 3.1Population 3.2Literacy 3.3Language and religion 4Rural poverty 5Economy 5.1Livelihood 5.2Infrastructure 5.3Agriculture 5.4Backward Regions Grant Fund 6Transport 7Education 8Healthcare 9External links 10References History Gauda and Pandua Gauda was once the “capital of the