Harikela
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Harikela (
History
Two seventh century Chinese travellers mention a kingdom of Harikela.Varman Dynasty of Southeast Bengal, who were in turn overthrown by the Deva dynasty.
Geography
For a time its capital was near Chittagong before being moved to Munshiganj by the Candras.[5] Arab traders recognised Harikela (known as Harkand in Arabic) as the coastal regions of Bengal (near Chittagong) in the early period and included Sylhet[6] in the later period reaching as far as the ancient Sundarbans.[7]
Notes
- ^ হরিকেল জনপদ (in Bengali).
- ^ Kanungo, Suniti Bhushan (2016). History of the Ancient Harikele State and Central Chittagong. Nandan Bookstore. Page 4, 21.
- ^ প্রাচীন বাংলার জনপদসমূহ | (in Bengali).
- ISBN 0-86311-378-8.
- ^ "Coinage survey for Myanmar". anythinganywhere.com.
- ^ Chakrabarti, Dilip K. (2001). Ancient Bengal: A Study of the Archaeological Sources. Dhaka: University Press Ltd. p. 25.
- ^ Siddique, Yousuf (July–December 2008). "The Diffusion of Islam in Bengal and the Articulation of a New Order" (PDF). Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. 45 (2): 1–55.
References
- ISBN 81-7646-237-3.
- ISBN 81-261-1390-1.
External links
- Rashid, M Harunar (2012). "Harikela". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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