Eastern Pakistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Eastern_Pakistan
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:area 147,570 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:India
gptkb:Bay_of_Bengal
Burma
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Dhaka
gptkbp:currency Pakistani rupee
gptkbp:existedDuring 1947
gptkbp:existedUntil 1971
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_Pakistan_(1947–1971)
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Governor_of_East_Pakistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Eastern Pakistan
gptkbp:laterBecame gptkb:Bangladesh
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:East_Pakistan_Provincial_Assembly
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Chittagong
gptkb:Khulna
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Bengali
gptkb:Urdu
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:population about 70 million (1971)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Bengal
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:separates gptkb:West_Pakistan
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Bangladesh_Liberation_War
gptkb:Language_Movement
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Late_Harappan_period
gptkb:Ghaggar-Hakra_River
gptkb:Indo-Gangetic_Plain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6