TQAryan CultureThe Indian Historical QuarterlyVol. 20 · No. 1OpenThe Indian Historical QuarterlyMedieval Narrative Bengali Poetry on Historical ThemesBy Asutosh BhattacharyaThe article examines the emergence of historical themes in medieval Bengali narrative poetry, noting that no purely historical poems existed before the 18th century. Prior to this period, the…March - 1944Vol. 20 · No. 1pp. 21–35Bengali Narrative PoetryHistorical Thematic PoetryMaratha Raids Bengal+2