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The [[Bengal (Province)|Province of Benga]]l at the end of the 19th century was a huge administrative area. It was hoped that dividing it between the mainly Hindu west (comprising West Bengal with [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa]]) and the mainly Muslim east would be a political and administrative improvement. Partition was confirmed in October 1905. | The [[Bengal (Province)|Province of Benga]]l at the end of the 19th century was a huge administrative area. It was hoped that dividing it between the mainly Hindu west (comprising [[West Bengal]] with [[Bihar]] and [[Orissa]]) and the mainly Muslim east would be a political and administrative improvement. Partition was confirmed in October 1905. Opposition by Hindu nationalists eventually led to the re-uniting of Eastern Bengal with western Bengali districts and the creation of [[Assam]] as a separate province in 1912. | ||
The administrative divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam were: | The administrative divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam were: | ||
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!Division | !Division | ||
!District Name | !District Name | ||
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| [[Assam Valley]] | | [[Assam Valley]] | ||
| [[Goalpara District|Goalpara]] | | [[Goalpara District|Goalpara]] | ||
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| [[Kamrup District|Kamrup]] | | [[Kamrup District|Kamrup]] | ||
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| [[Darrang District|Darrang]] | | [[Darrang District|Darrang]] | ||
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| [[Nowgong District|Nowgong]] | | [[Nowgong District|Nowgong]] | ||
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| [[Sibsagar District|Sibsagar]] | | [[Sibsagar District|Sibsagar]] | ||
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| [[Lakhimpur District|Lakhimpur]] | | [[Lakhimpur District|Lakhimpur]] | ||
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| [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] | | [[Chittagong Division|Chittagong]] | ||
| [[Tippera District|Tippera]] | | [[Tippera District|Tippera]] | ||
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| [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]] | | [[Noakhali District|Noakhali]] | ||
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| [[Chittagong District|Chittagong] | | [[Chittagong District|Chittagong]]] | ||
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| [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]] | | [[Chittagong Hill Tracts]] | ||
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| Rajshahi | |||
| [[Rajshahi]] | | [[Rajshahi]] | ||
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| [[Dinalpur District|Dinajpur]] | | [[Dinalpur District|Dinajpur]] | ||
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| [[Jalpaiguri District|Jalpaiguri]] | | [[Jalpaiguri District|Jalpaiguri]] | ||
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| [[Malda District|Malda]] | | [[Malda District|Malda]] | ||
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| [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]] | | [[Rangpur District|Rangpur]] | ||
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| [[Bogera District|Bogra]] | | [[Bogera District|Bogra]] | ||
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| [[Pabna District|Pabna]] | | [[Pabna District|Pabna]] | ||
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| [[Surma Valley]] | | [[Surma Valley]] | ||
| [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] | | [[Sylhet District|Sylhet]] | ||
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| [[cachar District|Cachar]] | | [[cachar District|Cachar]] | ||
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| [[Lushai Hills]] | | [[Lushai Hills]] | ||
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| [[Naga Hills]] | | [[Naga Hills]] | ||
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| [[Khasi and Jaintia Hills]] | | [[Khasi and Jaintia Hills]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 11 June 2016
The Province of Bengal at the end of the 19th century was a huge administrative area. It was hoped that dividing it between the mainly Hindu west (comprising West Bengal with Bihar and Orissa) and the mainly Muslim east would be a political and administrative improvement. Partition was confirmed in October 1905. Opposition by Hindu nationalists eventually led to the re-uniting of Eastern Bengal with western Bengali districts and the creation of Assam as a separate province in 1912.
The administrative divisions of Eastern Bengal and Assam were:
External links
Partition of Bengal Wikipedia (retrieved 8 June 2016)
Eastern Bengal and Assam Wikipedia (retrieved 8 June 2016)