Bhadra dynasty
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The Bhadra dynasty (Bengali: ভদ্র রাজবংশ) was a Bengali Brahmin royal house which had reigned over the kingdom of Samatata of ancient Bengal, located in what is present-day Bangladesh and India.
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Nalanda Monastery, as being a scion of this family.[2]
In relation to the latter, the historian P. L. Paul suggests that the "Bhadra" name only became associated with the dynasty as a result of the fame of Śīlabhadra. Paul posits that the family were in fact identical to the Khadga dynasty, who ruled Samatata during the remainder of the 7th century.[4][5] Alternatively, it may be that the Bhadras were overthrown by the latter.[6]
References
- ^ Chakrabarti, Amita (1991). History of Bengal, C. A.D. 550 to C. A.D. 750. University of Burdwan. p. 122.
- ^ a b Latif, M.A.; Salam, Md. Abdus, eds. (1982). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Patuakhali. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 20.
- Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1971). The History of Bengal. Vol. I (1st ed.). Dhaka: University of Dhaka. p. 99.
- ^ Paul, P.L. (1935). "Was There A Bhadra Dynasty In Eastern Bengal?". Indian Culture. II. Indian Research Institute.: 797.
- ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
- ^ Bari, Latiful, ed. (1979). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Jessore. Bangladesh Government Press. p. 39.