Articles on Early Medieval India
History of the Gurjara Country
By Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
Sasanka, king of Bengal
By Radha Govinda Basak · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932
A biography of Śaśānka, the 7th‑century Gauda king, reconstructs his rise amid the decline of the Guptas. Basak pieces together epigraphic and literary sources to show that Śaśānka carved out an independent kingdom in Bengal and Orissa and allied himself with…
Harsa Siladitya: A Revised Study
By Niharranjan Roy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
Harsa Siladitya, though less distinguished than Asoka or Akbar, holds a significant place in Indian history due to abundant historical sources, including coins, inscriptions, and accounts like Bana’s *Harsacharita* and the Chinese envoy Yuan Chwang’s records.…