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What kind of ruler did the British want at Bengal? ​

Answer 1

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The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam's Karimganj district, located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, at the apex of the Bay of Bengal and dominated by the fertile Ganges delta. The advancement of civilisation in Bengal dates back four millennia.[1] The region was known to the ancient Greeks and Romans as Gangaridai, a powerful kingdom whose elephant forces led the withdrawal of Alexander the Great from Eastern India. The Ganges and the Brahmaputra rivers act as a geographic marker of the region, but also connects the region to the broader Indian subcontinent.[2] Bengal, at times, has played an important role in the history of the Indian subcontinent.

The area's early history featured a succession of Indian empires, internal squabbling, and a tussle between Hinduism and Buddhism for dominance. Ancient Bengal was the site of several major Janapadas (kingdoms), while the earliest cities date back to the Vedic period. A thalassocracy and an entrepôt of the historic Silk Road,[2] Ancient Bengal had strong trade links with Persia, Arabia and the Mediterranean that focused on its lucrative cotton muslin textiles.[3] The region was part of several ancient pan-Indian empires, including the Mauryans and Guptas. It was also a bastion of regional kingdom. The citadel of Gauda served as capital of the Gauda Kingdom, the Buddhist Pala Empire (eighth to 11th century) and Sen Empire (11th–12th century). This era saw the development of Bengali language, script, literature, music, art and architecture.

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Answer 2

ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴡᴀʙ ᴏғ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ[][][][] (ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟɪ: বাংলার নবাব) ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇʀᴇᴅɪᴛᴀʀʏ ʀᴜʟᴇʀ ᴏғ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ sᴜʙᴀʜ ɪɴ ᴍᴜɢʜᴀʟ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴡᴀʙ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴘʀɪɴᴄᴇʟʏ sᴛᴀᴛᴇ ᴏʀ ᴀᴜᴛᴏɴᴏᴍᴏᴜs ᴘʀᴏᴠɪɴᴄᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇᴀɴ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ᴏғ ɢʀᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴜᴋᴇ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀʟʏ ᴛʜ-ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴡᴀʙ ᴏғ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏ ɪɴᴅᴇᴘᴇɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ʀᴜʟᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴs ᴏғ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ, ʙɪʜᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀɪssᴀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴄᴏɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴ-ᴅᴀʏ sᴏᴠᴇʀᴇɪɢɴ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴏғ ʙᴀɴɢʟᴀᴅᴇsʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴅɪᴀɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs ᴏғ ᴡᴇsᴛ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ, ʙɪʜᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀɪssᴀ.[][][] ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏғᴛᴇɴ ʀᴇғᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴡᴀʙ ᴏғ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ, ʙɪʜᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀɪssᴀ (ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟɪ: বাংলা, বিহার ও ওড়িশার নবাব).[] ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀᴡᴀʙs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʙᴀsᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴜʀsʜɪᴅᴀʙᴀᴅ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟʟʏ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ, ʙɪʜᴀʀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴏʀɪssᴀ. ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄʜɪᴇғ ᴅᴇᴘᴜᴛʏ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀɪʙ ɴᴀᴢɪᴍ ᴏғ ᴅʜᴀᴋᴀ.