Impact of Vedic Culture on Society
by Kaushik Acharya | 2020 | 120,081 words
This page relates 鈥楽anskrit Inscriptions (I): The Cahamanas鈥� of the study on the Impact of Vedic Culture on Society as Reflected in Select Sanskrit Inscriptions found in Northern India (4th Century CE to 12th Century CE). These pages discuss the ancient Indian tradition of Dana (making gifts, donation). They further study the migration, rituals and religious activities of Brahmanas and reveal how kings of northern India granted lands for the purpose of austerities and Vedic education.
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Sanskrit Inscriptions (I): The 颁腻丑补尘腻苍补蝉
[Study of Sanskrit Inscriptions Issued During Early and Early Medieval Period (I): The 颁腻丑补尘腻苍补蝉]
A family of 颁腻丑补尘腻苍补蝉 was ruling as petty chiefs either in 艢腻办补尘产丑补谤颈 or S膩mbhar region of Jaipur in M膩hi峁ati on the 狈补谤尘补诲腻 in the early years of the seventh century. His overlord appointed a member of the family Bhartrvaddha-II, the Gurjara-笔谤补迟颈丑腻谤补 N膩gabha峁璦-I, to rule in the Broach region as his feudatory after the decline of the Gurjaras of Broach. In c. 756 CE, Bhartrvaddha-II issued the Hansot Plates.[1] This charter has been described 叠丑补峁弓补, Kakka as V膩labhra[2] who was an immigrant from 痴补濒补产丑墨. He left his home and came to Broach, where he found employment under Bhartrvaddha-II.
Significant changes occurred in the political history of Northern India from about the middle of the eighth century CE. Suddenly, Maitrakas, early Gurjaras, and Guhil膩s are no longer heard of. On the other hand, new dynasties like the 搁腻峁ａ弓谤补办奴峁璦蝉, 笔腻濒补蝉, Gurjara -P ratih膩ras, and the 笔补谤补尘腻谤补蝉 came into the scene.Several almost contemporary ruling houses Bhauma-karas, Somava峁僺is, Eastern Ga峁噂as, small Nanda dynasty made their appearance during this period in the Odisha region.The 笔腻濒补蝉 of Bengal and Bihar at times extended their hold over other parts of North India.
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[1]:
Ibid., vol. V, no. 64.
[2]:
EI, vol. XII, p. 203.