SOCIAL SCIENCE

PROJECT

CLASS= 10th AMADE BY : MD ZAKARIA

HISTORY

OF

WEST BENGAL

CAPITAL=KOLKATA

OUR GROUP MEMBERS

●MD ZAKARIA [LEADER]

●ADITHYA AJAY

●SHIVAM JAISWAR[KALI]

●GIRIMALA

●SAGAR INGLE

●AAKASH VALMIKI

LOCATION

●Country : India State: West

Bengal Latitude: 22 degree 82 minutes

North Longitude: 88 degrees 20 minutes

East Altitude: 17 feet from sea

levelDistance from sea: 60 miles from

Bay of Bengal International Time: (+ 5

1/2) hours from GMTTemperature

Winter:(12-27C) Summer: (24-

38C)Average Rainfall: 160cm

●Kolkata has beautiful colonial buildings and

heritage structures. Established in 1814, the

Indian Museum is the oldest museum in Asia

and houses vast collection of Indian natural

history and Indian art. The Victoria Memorial,

one of the major tourist attractions in Kolkata,

has a museum documenting the city's history.

Other important buildings in Kolkata are

Belvedere Estate, Jorasanko Thakur Bari,

Marble Palace, National Library of India, Raj

Bhavan, Shaheed Minar and Writers'

building. 

●How To Reach●Kolkata is well connected by Air, Rail and Road.Air

The Netaji Subhas International Airport (Dum Dum) airport is 15 km North of the city centre and is on the international network. Kolkata falls on the route of major carriers in the world, like British Airways, Air India, Thai, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Ailines etc. It will well connected by Indian Airlines, the national domestic carrier, and several other private airlines to several destinations within the country.

See the Guide2Travel section for details on Airlines, Hotels to plan your journey. Check out the latest International and Domestic flight timings and set your journey plan accordingly.

●Rail

●Kolkata is connected to almost all cities by an

efficient and fast rail network. The Howrah

railway station is the main arrival point for the

long distance trains. The other rail station is the

Sealdah station which also connects to some

destinations in the north of the country.

See the Guide2Travel section for details on

Airlines, Hotels to plan your journey.

●RoadKolkata is linked to major cities like Delhi,

Mumbai, Chennai by road. National Highway

no. 2 links the city with Delhi while National

Highway no. 6 links the city with Mumbai.

The Esplnande bus terminus is the main bus

terminus of Kolkata - which is located in the

heart of the city. The other bus terminus is at

Ultadanga. There is an international bus

terminus at Salt Lake where buses leave for

Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

RULERS OF WEST BENGAL●List of rulers of Bengal●This is a list of rulers of Bengal. For much of its history, Bengal was split

up into several independent kingdoms, completely unifying only several times. In ancient times, Bengal consisted of the kingdoms of Pundra, Suhma,Anga, Vanga, Rarh and Harikela. Along with Bihar, parts of northwestern Bengal were also incorporated into the kingdom of Magadha.

●Under the Mauryas, much of Bengal was conquered save for the far eastern Bengali kingdoms which continued to exist as tributary states before succumbing to the Guptas. With the fall of the Gupta Empire, Bengal was united under a single local ruler, Shashanka, for the first time. With the collapse of his kingdom, Bengal split up into petty kingdoms once more.

●With the rise of Gopala, Bengal was united once more under the Pala Empire, Chandra dynasty), Sena dynastyand deva dynasty. Then Bengal was ruled by the Muslim dynasties followed by the British. In 1947, Bengal waspartitioned, making West Bengal part of India and the East Bengal part of Pakistan. East Bengal then became an independent

country, Bangladesh, following the Bangladesh Liberation War.

Table of Contents1Ancient Period

1.1

Legendary kings of Magadha: Brihadratha Dynasty (c. 1700-799 BC)

 1.2Pradyota Dynasty (799-684 BC) 1.3

Shishunaga Dynasty (684-424 BC) 1.4

Nanda Dynasty (424-321 BC) 1.5

Maurya Dynasty (324-184 BC) 1.6

Shunga Dynasty (185-73 BC) 1.7

Kanva Dynasty (73-43 BC) 1.8

Gupta Empire (c. 240-550 CE) 1.9

Gauda Kingdom 1.10Khadga kingdom 1.11

Pala Empire 1.12Chandra Dynasty 1.13

Sena Dynasty 1.14Deva Dynasty

●2Medieval Period

●2.1Khilji Dynasty 2.2Governors of Bengal under Mameluk Dynasty 2.3Independent Balban Dynasty 2.4Governors of Sonargaon 2.5Governors of Lakhnauti 2.6Independent Sultans of Sonargaon 2.7Independent Sultans of Satgaon 2.8Independent Sultans of Lakhnauti 2.9Ilyas Shahi Dynasty (1st period) 2.10Ganesha Dynasty

2.11Ilyas Shahi Dynasty (restored) 2.12

Habshi dynasty 2.13Hussain Shahi dynasty

 2.14

Bengal Governors under Afghan rule (Sur dynasty) of Delhi Sultanate

 2.15Muhammad Shahi Dynasty 2.16

Karrani Dynasty (Mughal vassals) 2.17

Mughal Subahdars of Bengal  2.17.1

During the reign of Akbar  2.17.2

During the reign of Jahangir  2.17.3

During the reign of Shahjahan  2.17.4

During the reign of Aurangzeb  2.17.5

Post Aurangjeb Subahdar

HISTORYBritish East India

CompanyWhen the 

British East India Company began

strengthening the defenses at Fort William

(Calcutta), the Nawab,Siraj Ud Daulah, at

the encouragement of the French, attacked.

Under the leadership of Robert Clive, British

troops and their local allies captured

Chandernagore in March 1757 and seriously

defeated the Nawab on June 23, 1757 at

the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab's

soldiers betrayed him.HISTORY

The Nawab was assassinated in

Murshidabad, and the British installed their

own Nawab for Bengal and extended their

direct control in the south. Chandernagore

was restored to the French in 1763. The

Bengalis attempted to regain their territories

in 1765 in alliance with the Mughal Emperor 

Shah Alam II, but were defeated again at

the Battle of Buxar (1765). The centre of

Indian culture and trade shifted from Delhi

to Calcutta when the Mughal Empire fell.

Bengal Renaissance

RAJA RAM MOHAN

ROY

RABINDRA NATH

TAGORE

SWAMI

VIVEKANAND

J.C

BOSE

The Bengal Renaissance refers to a social reform

movement during the nineteenth and early 20th

centuries in the region of Bengal in undivided India

 during the period of British rule. The Bengal

renaissance can be said to have started with 

Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1775–1833) and ended

with Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), although

there have been many stalwarts thereafter

embodying particular aspects of the unique

intellectual and creative output.[25]19th century

Bengal was a unique blend of religious and social

reformers, scholars, literary giants, journalists,

patriotic orators and scientists, all merging to form

the image of a renaissance, and marked the

transition from the 'medieval' to the 'modern

SUBHAS CHANDRA

BOSE

Bengal played a major role in the 

Indian independence movement, in which

revolutionary groups such as Anushilan Samiti and 

Jugantar were dominant. Bengalis also played a notable

role in the Indian independence movement. Many of the

early proponents of the freedom struggle, and

subsequent leaders in movement were Bengalis such

as Chittaranjan Das, Surendranath Banerjea, 

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Prafulla Chaki, 

Bagha Jatin,Khudiram Bose, Surya Sen, Binoy-Badal-

Dinesh, Sarojini Naidu, Aurobindo Ghosh, 

Rashbehari Bose and many more. Some of these

leaders, such as Netaji, did not subscribe to the view

that non-violent civil disobedience was the only way to

achieve Indian Independence, and were instrumental in

armed resistance against the British force.

During the Second World War Netaji escaped to Germany

from house arrest in India and there he founded the Indian

Legion an army to fight against the British Government, but

the turning of the war compelled him to come to South-East

Asia and there he became the co-founder and leader of the 

Indian National Army (distinct from the army of British India)

that challenged British forces in several parts of India. He

was also the head of state of a parallel regime named 'The

Provisional Governmeent of Free India' or 

Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind, that was recognized and

supported by the Axis powers. Bengal was also the

fostering ground for several prominent revolutionary

organisations, the most notable of which was 

Anushilan Samiti. A large number of Bengalis were

martyred in the freedom struggle and many were exiled in 

Cellular Jail, the much dreaded prison located inAndaman.

MARKETS

DANCES

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CLIMATE

●Kolkata has a Tropical wet-and-dry climate (Koppen climate classification Aw). The annual mean temperature is 26.8 °C (80 °F); monthly mean temperatures range from 19 °C to 30 °C (67 °F to 86 °F).[1] Summers are hot and humid with temperatures in the low 30's and during dry spells the maximum temperatures often exceed 40 °C (104 °F) during May and June.[1] Winter tends to last for only about two and a half months, with seasonal lows dipping to 12 °C – 14 °C (54 °F – 57 °F) between December and January.

The highest recorded temperature is 43.9 °C

(113 °F) and the lowest is 5 °C (41 °F).[1] Often

during early summer, dusty squalls followed by

spells of thunderstorm and heavy rains lash the

city, bringing relief from the humid heat. These

thunderstorms are convective in nature, and is

locally known as Kal baisakhi (কা�লবৈ�শা�খী�, Nor'westers).[2]

Rains brought by the Bay of Bengal branch of

South-West monsoon[3] lash the city between

June and September and supplies the city with

most of its annual rainfall of 1,582 mm

(62.3 inches)

The highest rainfall occurs during the

monsoon in August (306 mm). The city

receives 2,528 hours of sunshine per

annum, with the maximum sunlight occurring

in March.[4] Pollution is a major concern in

Kolkata, and the 

Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM) level is

high when compared to other major cities of

India,[5][6] leading to regular smog and 

haze. Severe air pollution in the city has

caused rise in pollution-related respiratory

ailments such as lung cancer

FOOD JOINTS

SPECIALITY OF THE PLACE

Shopping is one good amusement one can have in Kolkata city.

From street vendors to super markets the city has room for

everyone. The city contains numerous showrooms of reputed

national and international brands. These showrooms always glitter

with great pomposity. The city is provided with markets that

merchandise all categories of goods. There are fabric stores,

ready to wear stores, home appliance stores, gift stores and more.

While shopping in Kolkata golden rule is that it is all about

bargaining. There are many fixed price shops in the city but the

preferred ones include those where price negotiations are

allowed . It thus turns out to be quite exciting and smart work to

shop in Kolkata city. The speciality of Kolkata include Tant sarees,

cotton fabric, handlooms and handicrafts.

FACILITY IN HOSPITAL

We have well equipped equipments to meet today’s

requirements. Some of them are as below:

MEDICINE (GENERAL & CARDIOLOGY)

SURGERY

GYNAECOLOGY

ORTHOPAEDICS

PAEDIATRICS

NEUROLOGY

EYE

ENT

ONCOLOGY

ENDOCRINOLOGY

NEPHROLOGY

RHEUMATOLOGY

PHSYCOLOGY

BEST TIME TO VISIT

●Kolkata is visited by thousands of national and international tourists every year. People come here to enjoy the colorful art and culture of the City of Joy. Other than the scenic grandeur, the city also offers a peep into the British India, through some ancient architectural buildings. The celebration and festivity of the city are well known. People from round the globe come here to watch the celebration of Durga Pooja and other regional fairs, like Gangasagar and Kenduli Mela. The best time to visit Kolkata is in its festival season i.e. around October, when the atmosphere is colorful, with pleasing weather and festive mood all around.

●As the summer of Kolkata is very hot and humid, it is nearly impossible for tourists to roam around with ease during this season in the city. In monsoons, the torrential rains can perturb the normal lifestyle of people here, so tourist expeditions are a bit difficult. The best and the most favored season for coming to Kolkata is winter i.e. October to February. This is the best time for visiting Kolkata as there is minimal humidity and perspiration. Even the temperature is in a pleasing range, around 15°C.

●While coming to Kolkata in winter, make sure to bring light woolens with you, as you may need them during late nights as well as early mornings. However, do not overstuff your bag with too much winter-wear, as you will not need much of them in the city. The temperature never dips below 10°C, so there is no need of heavy woolens as well. You will also find this weather apt for taking pleasant walks near sea. So, wait for nothing more! Just pack your bags and plan a trip to this City of Joy in the coming winter.

SOME IMPORTANT PLACES

GENERAL POST OFFICE

KOLKATA

HEART OF THE

CITY

KOLKATA HIGH

COURT

HAWRAH

BRIDGE

INDIAN MEUSEUM

KOLKATA

INSIDE METRO

TRAIN

METRO

TRAIN

KALI

TEMPLE

KOLKATA SCIENCE

CITY

KOLKATA

AIRPORT

KOLKATA

UNIVERCITY

VICTORIA

MEMORIAL

NATIONAL

LIBRARY

VICTORIA

MEMORIAL

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