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Around 740 A.D., the Varmans were feudatories to Guptas. Their capital city in ruins is near Bagmati ([[Murshidabad]]).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nanda|first=J. N.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=HsV3cYAvGEEC&pg=PA32&dq=varman+of+east+bengal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifr4LDvp_yAhV7lEsFHWYLAkoQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=varman%20of%20east%20bengal&f=false|title=Bengal: The Unique State|date=2005|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-149-2|language=en}}</ref>
Around 740 A.D., the Varmans were feudatories to Guptas. Their capital city in ruins is near Bagmati ([[Murshidabad]]).<ref>{{Cite book|last=Nanda|first=J. N.|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=HsV3cYAvGEEC&pg=PA32&dq=varman+of+east+bengal&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifr4LDvp_yAhV7lEsFHWYLAkoQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=varman%20of%20east%20bengal&f=false|title=Bengal: The Unique State|date=2005|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-8069-149-2|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Varman history is known from three copperplates and the Bhuvanesvara inscription of Bhatta Bhavadeva.


==Reference==
==Reference==

Revision as of 16:39, 15 August 2021

The Varman Dynasty of Bengal (1035-1150 CE) was a Hindu Yadava dynasty which originated in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.[1] The Varmans took control of Eastern Bengal (Comprising the ancient land of Harikela, Vanga and Samatata) after replacing the Chandra Dynasty.[2] They established their capital at Bikrampur in present-day Munshiganj District of Bangladesh.[3]

Varman Dynasty
1035 CE–1150 CE
CapitalBikrampur
Common languagesSanskrit
Bengali
Religion
Hinduism
GovernmentMonarchy
Maharaja 
Historical eraMedieval India
• Established
1035 CE
• Disestablished
1150 CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Chandra dynasty
Sena dynasty

Origin

The Varmans claimed that they descended from a branch of the Yadava Dynasty of Simhapur, which has been identified with modern Singapuram in Kalinga (northern Orissa) between Chicacole and Narasannapeta.[4][5] The kingdom of Simhapura in Kalinga is known to have existed as early as the 5th century AD and as late as the 12th century AD.

Around 740 A.D., the Varmans were feudatories to Guptas. Their capital city in ruins is near Bagmati (Murshidabad).[6]

History

Varman history is known from three copperplates and the Bhuvanesvara inscription of Bhatta Bhavadeva.

Reference

  1. ^ Division, Publications. THE GAZETTEER OF INDIA Volume 2. Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 978-81-230-2265-9.
  2. ^ Nanda, J. N. (2005). Bengal: The Unique State. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-149-2.
  3. ^ Chakrabarti, Kunal; Chakrabarti, Shubhra (22 August 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
  4. ^ Hazra, Kanai Lal (1995). The Rise and Decline of Buddhism in India. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-81-215-0651-9.
  5. ^ Mukherji, Shyam Chand (1966). A Study of Vaisnavism in Ancient and Medieval Bengal, Upto the Advent of Caitanya: Based on Archaeological & Literary Data. Punthi Pustak.
  6. ^ Nanda, J. N. (2005). Bengal: The Unique State. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-149-2.