Dandabhukti
Dandabhukti (Bengali: দণ্ডভুক্তি) was an ancient and medieval territory located between the two rivers, Dwarakeswar and Subarnarekha, and situated in the Rarh region of the ancient Bengal. It covered the present-day districts of Bankura, Hooghly, Paschim Medinipur, and Purba Medinipur in West Bengal, India.[1][2]
History
The ancient
Nabadwipdham (Nadia) to Nilaachala Puri during the sultanate period.[2] Dandabhukti served as a connecting point between Odisha and Bengal (Radha/Rarh).[10] The name of the contemporary locality of Dantan in the territory of Paschim Midnapur bears the legacy of Dandabhukti.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ray, Nihar Ranjan, Bangalir Itihas Adi Parba, (in Bengali), 1980 edition, p. 388, Paschim Banga Niraksharata Durikaran Samiti
- ^ a b c d e Mukherjee, Sreecheta (17 December 2014). Special Issue on Dandabhukti. Aesthetics Media Services. pp. 18–27.
- ^ The Journal of Orissan History. Orissa History Congress. 1995. p. 42.
- ^ Chowdhury, Abdul Momin; Caudhurī, Ābadula Mamina (1967). Dynastic History of Bengal, C. 750-1200 A.D. Asiatic Society of Pakistan. p. 72.
- ^ Majumdar, Somreeta. "What is in the Location: A Geo-archaeological Study of the Landscape and Buddhist Monasteries of west Bengal," International Journal of Historical Insight and Research (IJHIR) , vol. 5, no. 4, 2019, p. 9.
- ISBN 978-81-208-1077-8.
- ^ Souvenir, Orissa Sahitya Akademi Silver Jubilee, 1982. The Akademi. 1982. p. 7.
- ^ Ghosh, Binoy, Paschim Banger Sanskriti, (in Bengali), part I, 1976 edition, pp. 82-86, Prakash Bhaban
- ISBN 978-81-7099-261-5.
- S2CID 213027643.
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