MAPS OF HISTORY · HISTORY OF · Bangladesh
ONE LAND · 4 ATLASES
Bangladesh, on the map of history
What was Bangladesh before it was Bangladesh? Below, every era of this land in the Maps of History collection — who ruled it, what it was called, and when control changed — each line linked to the dated map that shows it. Modern borders stand in as an honest approximation; every atlas says so on the map itself.
Bengal (mod. Bangladesh) · The Mongol Empire, 1206–1294
| 1206 | Other settled powers (Jin China, Christendom, Delhi) — the opening position |
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Bengal (British India) · The Great War, 1914–1918
| NOV 1914 | Entente-aligned & imperial territories — the opening position |
Bangladesh · The War Room — WW2, 1936–1945
| JUL 1937 | Western Allies — the opening position |
Bangladesh · The Cold War, 1945–1991
| AUG 1945 | NATO & core Western allies — the opening position |
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