Polity Vanga Kingdom

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Vanga was an ancient kingdom and geopolitical division on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. The kingdom is one of the namesakes of the Bengal region.It was located in southern Bengal.

Establishment

  • January 1149 BC: Vanga was an ancient kingdom on the Ganges delta in the Indian subcontinent. It was located in southern Bengal, with the core region including present-day southern West Bengal (India) and southwestern Bangladesh.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 344 BC: Expansion of the Magadha Kingdom until 345 BC.

Selected Sources

  • Schwartzberg,J. E. (1992): A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Minneapolis (USA), Plate III.B.4b (p.18) and Plate XIV.1a-c (p.145).