Articles on Medieval Bengal History
Ramapala, the last great Pala King
By Pramode Lal Paul · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1937
This article reconstructs the reign of Rāmapāla, regarded as the last powerful ruler of the Pāla dynasty of Bengal and Bihar. Drawing on the 12th‑century epic “Rāmacarita” by Sandhyākara Nandi and various inscriptions, the author narrates how Rāmapāla…
A Dated Copper-Plate Grant from Sundarban
By Deva Prasad Ghosh, Benoy Chandra Sen · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
This paper reports the discovery and study of a unique silver-plated copper-plate found during land reclamation at Rukshaskhali in the West Sundarban, near the sea-coast of Bengal. The plate was unearthed from a brick-built chamber enclosed by a thick wall,…
Lakshmana Sena’s Flight from Nadia
By C. V. Vaidya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925
This paper re‑examines the account in Persian chronicle Tabaqāt‑i‑Nāsiri of how Lakshmana Sena, last independent ruler of the Sena dynasty, allegedly fled from his capital Nadia when the Turkish general Bakhtiyar Khalji launched a surprise raid around 1203…