Origin of the Varman and the Sena Dynasties

Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly

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Origin of the Varman and the Sena Dynasties

By Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly

Vol. 12 · No. 4December - 1936pp. 607–612English

Epigraphic Historical Evidence Varman Dynasty Origins Sena Dynasty History

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Inscripfions of Bengal. vol, 115, pp. 50-51.
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569–580Aryan Names in Early Asiatic RecordsArthur Berriedale Keith 581–606The Administrative System of Sher ShahSri Ram Sharma 607–612Origin of the Varman and the Sena DynastiesDhirendra Chandra GangulyCurrent article 613–637Relations of the Palas and Senas with the other ProvincesPramode Lal Paul 638–661The Cotton Trade of Patna in early Seventeenth CenturyJagadish Narayan Sarkar 662–682Cults and Cult-acts in KeralaK. Rama Pisharoti 683–691Our Present Agni-PuranaRajendra Chandra Hazra 692–700Buddhivinodakavya (A specimen of Paryayakavya)D. R. Mankad, Jayashankaren 701–713Sri-Harsa, the King-PoetNani Gopal Banerjee 714–719Meaning of “Smrti” in the Brahma-SutrasP. M. Modi 719–720The Exact Date of Harivilasa and its AuthorM. M. Patkar 721–729A Devotional Drama in SanskritBaldeva Upadhyaya 730–744ReviewsSuniti Kumar Chatterji, Mano Mohan Ghosh, Mīmāṃsā 745–753Select Contents of Oriental Journals

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