1161 - Events.
Bartholomew Iscanus becomes Bishop of Exeter.
1161 - Births.
September 23 - Emperor Takakura of Japan (died 1181)
Constance, Duchess of Brittany (died 1201)
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem (died 1185)
Wincenty Kadłubek, Polish bishop and saint (died 1223)
1161 - Deaths.
April 18 - Theobald of Bec, Archbishop of Canterbury
June 14 - Emperor Qinzong of China (born 1084) ...
West Bengal (পশ্চিম বঙ্গ, Pościm Bôngo) is a state in the eastern region of India. Neighbouring regions are Nepal to the northwest, Sikkim and Bhutan to the north, Assam to the northeast, Bangladesh to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south, Orissa to the southwest and Jharkhand and Bihar to the west.
West Bengal - History.
For more on Bengal's history prior to 1947, see Bengal.
Bengal was ruled by the Buddhist Pala dynasty from 750 to 1161. The Palas were eclipsed by ...
