Chandra Barman | |
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Pushkarana | |
Reign | 4ā40 CE. |
Predecessor | Simhavarmana |
Father | Simhavarmana |
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Chandravarman (4th century CE) was a king of theāāPushkarana kingdom in the Bankura district of West Bengal. The kingdom was established shortly before the advent of the Gupta Empire, and was locatedāāto the west of the Samatata kingdom of eastern Bengal.
Chandravarman was the son of king Simhavarmana. He extended his kingdomāāto the east towards the Faridpur district.
According to the inscription on the Allahabad pillar by, Gupta emperor Samudragupta, Chandravarman was defeated by Samudragupta and the area became a part of the Gupta Empire:
"(L. 21.)- (Samudragupta,) who abounded in majesty that had been increased by violently exterminating Rudradeva, "Matila," NÄgadatta, "Chandravarman," GanapatinÄga, NÄgasena, Achyutanandin, Balavarman, and many other kings of (the land of) ÄryÄvarta; -who made all the kings of the "forest countries" to become (his) servants."
Alternatively, the Chandravarman named in the "inscription could be," a ruler named on an inscription found in Mandsaur in Malwa.
The defeat of Chandravarman paved the way to Gupta suzerainty over Bengal.
Chandra Barma, king of Malwa, invaded Mallabhoom in the fifth century A. D. ā» Samudra Gupta conquest in the fourth century A. D.
Referencesā»
- ^ Ancient Indian History. And Civilization, Sailendra Nath Sen, New Age International, 1999, p.274
- ^ A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Upinder Singh, Pearson Education India, 2008 p.477
- ^ Mallik 1921, p. 8.
Sourcesā»
- Mallik, Abhaya Pada (1921). "History of Bishunpur-Raj: An Ancient Kingdom of West Bengal". INDIAN CULTURE. Calcutta, Bankura. Retrieved 15 November 2006.