Bengal Subah
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Bengal Subah was a wealthy and strategically important Mughal province in eastern India, centered on present-day Bangladesh and parts of West Bengal, that became a major hub of trade and later British colonial expansion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bengal Subah canonical | 46 |
| Mughal Bengal | 4 |
| Bengal Subah of the Mughal Empire | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T531338 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Bengal Subah Context triple: [Siraj ud-Daulah, countryRuled, Bengal Subah]
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A.
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency was a major administrative division of British India, encompassing much of eastern and northeastern India and serving as a key political and economic center under colonial rule.
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B.
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a major administrative region of British India that later formed the core of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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C.
Oudh
Oudh was a historic region and former princely state in northern India, centered on present-day Lucknow, known for its rich culture, architecture, and role in the 1857 uprising against British rule.
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D.
Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
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E.
Bihar and Orissa Province
Bihar and Orissa Province was a former administrative division of British India that encompassed the regions of present-day Bihar and Odisha.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Bengal Subah Target entity description: Bengal Subah was a wealthy and strategically important Mughal province in eastern India, centered on present-day Bangladesh and parts of West Bengal, that became a major hub of trade and later British colonial expansion.
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A.
Bengal Presidency
The Bengal Presidency was a major administrative division of British India, encompassing much of eastern and northeastern India and serving as a key political and economic center under colonial rule.
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B.
United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh was a major administrative region of British India that later formed the core of the modern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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C.
Oudh
Oudh was a historic region and former princely state in northern India, centered on present-day Lucknow, known for its rich culture, architecture, and role in the 1857 uprising against British rule.
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D.
Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
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E.
Bihar and Orissa Province
Bihar and Orissa Province was a former administrative division of British India that encompassed the regions of present-day Bihar and Odisha.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mughal province
ⓘ
former administrative division ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
parganas
ⓘ
sarkars ⓘ |
| administrativeHead |
nawab
ⓘ
subahdar ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| capital |
Dhaka
ⓘ
Murshidabad ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | British East India Company ⓘ |
| country |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| currency | rupee ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| dissolved | 18th century ⓘ |
| economicStatus |
major hub of Indian Ocean trade
ⓘ
one of the wealthiest provinces of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| established | 1574 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Akbar ⓘ |
| establishedUnder | Mughal administrative reforms ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Plassey ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1757 ⓘ |
| eventSignificance | beginning of British political control in Bengal ⓘ |
| governmentType | subah (Mughal provincial administration) ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory) ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal era
|
| keyFigure |
Robert Clive
ⓘ
Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile alluvial plains
ⓘ
high agricultural productivity ⓘ international maritime trade ⓘ muslin textiles ⓘ opium production ⓘ rice production ⓘ saltpetre exports ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ silk production ⓘ textile production ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Bengali
ⓘ
Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
|
| lastIndependentNawab | Siraj ud-Daulah ⓘ |
| legacy |
foundation of British rule in eastern India
ⓘ
precursor to modern Bengal region ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Indian subcontinent
ⓘ
present-day Assam ⓘ People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Bangladesh
present-day Bihar ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
present-day Odisha
present-day West Bengal ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Chittagong
ⓘ
Dhaka ⓘ Hughli ⓘ Murshidabad ⓘ Satgaon ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Brahmaputra
ⓘ
Ganges ⓘ Hooghly River ⓘ Meghna ⓘ |
| notableGovernor |
Alivardi Khan
ⓘ
Murshid Quli Khan ⓘ Shuja-ud-Din Muhammad Khan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| predecessor |
Bengal Sultanate
ⓘ
Bengal Sultanate ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal Sultanate of Muhammad Shah II
|
| religion |
Hinduism
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Bay of Bengal
ⓘ
control of Ganges delta ⓘ gateway for European colonial expansion in India ⓘ |
| subsequentEntity | Bengal Presidency ⓘ |
| subsequentRuler |
British Crown
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ |
| taxSystem | Mughal revenue farming ⓘ |
| tradingPartner |
Armenian merchants
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ Dutch East India Company ⓘ French East India Company ⓘ Portuguese India ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Estado da Índia
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Subject: Bengal Subah Description of subject: Bengal Subah was a wealthy and strategically important Mughal province in eastern India, centered on present-day Bangladesh and parts of West Bengal, that became a major hub of trade and later British colonial expansion.
Referenced by (51)
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