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Vanga — The River Kingdom of the Bengal Delta and the Eastern Sea

Vanga can be located broadly within central and southern Bengal, spanning territory in modern Bangladesh and adjoining southern West Bengal. Its boundaries changed greatly through time, and it should not be equated with the whole of Bengal. Historical geography places its strongest core broadly between the Bhagirathi system in the west and the Padma-Meghna system in the east, with particularly strong associations with southern and southeastern parts of present Bangladesh and, in earlier periods, portions of southern West Bengal.