- Kajangala
Kajangala ( _bn. কজঙ্গল), refers to a territory located near
Rajmahal in ancient times, in eastern part ofIndia .Majumdar, Dr. R.C., "History of Ancient Bengal", First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 64, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.]Extent
It was spread across what is now part of
Birbhum district inWest Bengal andSanthal Parganas inJharkhand .Roy, Niharranjan, "Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba", Bn icon, first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, ISBN 81-7079-270-3]History
There is mention of a jungle territory in the
Rarh region in theBhubaneswar stone tablet of Bhatta Bhabadeb, a minister of king Haribarmadev in the 11th century AD. It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-travellerXuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa (Bhagalpur ) to Kajangala and then proceeded toPundravardhana in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory was not very far from theGanges . The forests to the south had plenty of elephants. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.The
Pali Vinayaka-pitaka fixed the eastern limit ofAryavarta (land of theAryans ) at Kajangala. [Majumdar, Dr. R.C., p. 454]References
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