Bengali calendar
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The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bengali calendar canonical | 11 |
| Bangla calendar | 4 |
| Bangladesh national Bangla calendar | 1 |
| Bengali Hindu calendar | 1 |
| Bengali calendar system | 1 |
| Bengali solar calendar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1437076 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bengali calendar Context triple: [Pohela Boishakh, calendarSystem, Bengali calendar]
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A.
Assamese calendar
The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
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B.
Hindu lunisolar calendar
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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C.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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D.
Javanese calendar
The Javanese calendar is a traditional lunisolar timekeeping system from Java that blends indigenous, Islamic, and Hindu-Buddhist elements and is used to mark cultural and religious events.
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E.
Hijri calendar
The Hijri calendar is a lunar-based Islamic calendar used primarily to determine the dates of religious observances and events in the Muslim world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bengali calendar Target entity description: The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
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A.
Assamese calendar
The Assamese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Assam, India, to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and cultural observances.
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B.
Hindu lunisolar calendar
The Hindu lunisolar calendar is a traditional timekeeping system used across the Indian subcontinent that combines lunar months with solar years to determine religious festivals, rituals, and regional New Year dates.
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C.
Burmese calendar
The Burmese calendar is a traditional lunisolar calendar used in Myanmar to determine religious festivals, cultural events, and historical dates.
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D.
Javanese calendar
The Javanese calendar is a traditional lunisolar timekeeping system from Java that blends indigenous, Islamic, and Hindu-Buddhist elements and is used to mark cultural and religious events.
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E.
Hijri calendar
The Hijri calendar is a lunar-based Islamic calendar used primarily to determine the dates of religious observances and events in the Muslim world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu calendar
ⓘ
regional calendar ⓘ solar calendar ⓘ |
| alignment | aligned with agricultural seasons in Bengal region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bangabda
ⓘ
Bangla calendar ⓘ
linked to:
Bengali calendar
|
| basisFor |
Bengali New Year celebrations
ⓘ
Durga Puja dates (regional) ⓘ harvest festivals in Bengal region ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Bengali cultural identity ⓘ |
| day1OfBoishakhInBangladesh | April 14 (Gregorian) ⓘ |
| day1OfBoishakhInIndia | April 14 or April 15 (Gregorian) ⓘ |
| eighthMonth | Agrahayan ⓘ |
| eleventhMonth |
Falgun
ⓘ
linked to:
Phagun
|
| epochRelatedTo | Mughal emperor Akbar’s Fasli era ⓘ |
| eraName | Bangabda era ⓘ |
| fifthMonth |
Bhadro
ⓘ
linked to:
Bhadra
|
| firstMonth | Boishakh ⓘ |
| follows | solar year ⓘ |
| fourthMonth | Srabon ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Bangladesh government (reformed version)
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Bangladesh
|
| monthCount | 12 ⓘ |
| newYearFestival | Pohela Boishakh ⓘ |
| newYearObservedIn |
Assam (Barak Valley)
ⓘ
linked to:
Assam
Bangladesh ⓘ Tripura ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
| ninthMonth | Poush ⓘ |
| originPeriod | Mughal period ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
determining Bengali New Year
ⓘ
determining agricultural cycles ⓘ determining regional festivals ⓘ |
| reformedIn | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| reformYear |
1966 (major modern reform proposal)
ⓘ
1987 (official adoption in Bangladesh) ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bangla calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Bengali calendar
Gregorian calendar ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian calendar (Western churches)
Hindu solar calendar ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Bengali script ⓘ |
| secondMonth | Joishtho ⓘ |
| seventhMonth | Kartik ⓘ |
| sixthMonth | Ashwin ⓘ |
| structureType | solar sidereal calendar (traditional form) ⓘ |
| tenthMonth | Magh ⓘ |
| thirdMonth | Asharh ⓘ |
| twelfthMonth | Chaitra ⓘ |
| usedBy | Bengali people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Assam (Barak Valley)
ⓘ
linked to:
Assam
Bangladesh ⓘ Tripura ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bengali calendar Description of subject: The Bengali calendar is a traditional solar calendar used primarily in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal to determine regional festivals, agricultural cycles, and the Bengali New Year.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Vaishakha (Hindu calendar month)
linked to: Bengali calendar