Articles on Bengal Historical Geography
Lama Taranatha’s Account of Bengal
By Ramesh Chandra Majumdar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1940
This article summarises Taranatha's account of the Candra dynasty in Bengal. It analyses the reliability of Taranatha's narratives and cross-checks with other sources. It describes the early kings Vrksacandra, Vigamacandra, Kamacandra, Simhacandra,…
The Gaudas and Gauda
By Pramode Lal Paul · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1937
Investigating a complex ethnonym and toponym, this article explores the term “Gauḍa” and the people called the Gauḍas. It begins by outlining the division of Indian Brahmins into “Pañca‑Gauḍa” and “Pañca‑Draviḍa” groups, noting that the five Gauḍas include…
Uddiyana and Sihore
By Nalini Nath Das Gupta · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1935
Rohitagiri in the Plate of Sri Candra
By Nalini Kanta Bhattasali · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
This brief note revisits a place‑name in the copper‑plate inscription of King Śrī Candra (c. 10th century). An earlier scholar had read the name as “Rohitagiri,” identifying it with a hill in eastern Bengal. The present author, responding to criticism,…