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Bay of Bengal

The Bay of Bengal is the north-eastern arm of the Indian Ocean, bordered by eastern India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula, with Sri Lanka at its south-western edge. The Ganges, Brahmaputra and Irrawaddy flow into it. Since ancient times its sea routes linked the ports of Kalinga, Bengal, Arakan and lower Burma with Southeast Asia.

Bay of Bengal
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Mentioned in 5 profiles

Pallava dynastySocioeconomySatavahana dynastySocioeconomy, ImpactChalukyas of BadamiSummaryPagan KingdomSocioeconomyHinduismSpread

Mentioned in 12 state histories

Kingdom of KalingaKingdom of DhanyawadiOld KedahKingdom of WaithaliPan PanKhadga dynastyKingdom of Arakan (Lemro period)Chandra dynastyLamuriHanthawaddy KingdomBahmani SultanatePrince of Wales Island

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bay of Bengal. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bay-of-bengal
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