East Bengal

Former province of the Dominion of Pakistan (1947–1956) East Bengalمشرقی بنگال (Urdu)পূর্ব বাংলা (Bengali)Province of the Dominion of Pakistan1947–1956 Emblem Location of Bangladesh (then East Bengal) in green and present-day Pakistan (then the Western wing of the country) in light greenCapitalDaccaDemonymBengaliPopulation • 1955 45,767,684 • TypeProvincial government LegislatureLegislative AssemblyHistory • Second Partition of Bengal 15 August 1947• Renamed as East Pakistan 29 February 1956 Preceded by Succeeded by Bengal Province Assam Province East Pakistan Today part of Bangladesh Part of a series on theHistory of Bangladesh Etymology Timeline Traditional Urheimat Ancient Neolithic 7600 - 3300 BCE Bronze Age 3300 – 1200 BCE Pundra kingdom c.1280 – c. 300 BCE Iron Age 1200 – 200 BCE Vanga kingdom c.1100 – c. 340 BCE House of Vijaya 543 BCE - 66 CE Northern Culture 700 – 200 BCE Gangaridai c. 350 – c. 300 BCE Nanda Dynasty c. 345 BCE– c. 322 BCE Mauryan Empire 325 – 185 BCE Samatata kingdom c. 232 BCE – 800 AD Shunga and Kushan c. 185 BCE – c. 75 CE Southwestern Silk Road c. 114 BCE – c. 1450 CE Indo-Roman trade rela