Chandra dynasty

Chandra dynasty

The Chandra dynasty were a family who ruled over the kingdom of Harikela in eastern Bengal (comprising the ancient lands of Harikela, Vanga and Samatata) for roughly a century and a half from the beginning of the 10th century CE. Their empire also encompassed Vanga and Samatata, with Srichandra expanding his domain to include parts of Kamarupa. Their empire was ruled from their capital, Vikrampur (modern Munshiganj) and was powerful enough to militarily withstand the Pala Empire to the north-west.

They were replaced later by the Varman dynasty as rulers of Harikela.[1]

List of Kings

The five Chandra rulers were:

  • Traillokyachandra (900-930 CE)
  • Srichandra (930-975 CE)
  • Kalyanachandra (975-1000 CE)
  • Ladahachandra (1000-1020 CE)
  • Govindachandra (1020-1050 CE)

References

  • Singh, Nagendra Kr. (2003). Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh. Anmol Publications Pvt Ltd. pp. 7–21. ISBN 81-261-1390-1. 
  • Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (1943). The History of Bengal. Dacca: B.R. Publishing. pp. 134–135, 192–197. ISBN 81-7646-237-3. 
  • Chowdhury, Abdul Momin (1967). Dynastic History of Bengal. Dacca: The Asiatic Society of Pakistan. 
  1. ^ Ray, Niharranjan (1994). History of the Bengali People. Calcutta: Orient Longman Ltd.. pp. 84. 

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