The Palas and Senas, two of the most prominent ruling powers of early Bengal are not known to hav... more The Palas and Senas, two of the most prominent ruling powers of early Bengal are not known to have issued dynastic coins like other ruling powers. Although this was a common feature in case of early medieval ruling families, still the issue may be freshly taken into account. The article explores the data regarding media of exchange in the records of these two dynasties. It also locates the beginning of two dissimilar medium of exchange into a single monetary system from the ninth century under the Palas.
Art and History: Texts, Contexts and Visual Representations in Ancient and Early Medieval India. Edited by R. Mahalakshmi, 2020
Kukihar, a village located to the south of Rajgir hills first came to limelight in the nineteenth... more Kukihar, a village located to the south of Rajgir hills first came to limelight in the nineteenth century when M. Kittoe discovered Buddhist remains from it. Later a hoard of bronze images had been found in the village. Remains of a monastery or shrine have been traced there also. A large number of the images bear inscriptions incised by their donors. They came from different socio-economic background. A number of stone and bronze images had been donated by monks from the southern part of India like Veṅgi, Kāñcī, Andhra etc. Some of the donors of stone images were tailika (oilmen). Besides vaṇik (merchant), suvarnnakāra (goldsmith), carmmakāra (leather worker) also appear as donors of images. Often their place of origin has been mentioned. The paper attempts to study the socio-economic background of the donors of Kurkihar images, the patterns of their preference for particular types of images and the network of connectivity that this place shared with the other regions.
The Great Monastery of Nalanda has yielded a large number of seals containing names of villages w... more The Great Monastery of Nalanda has yielded a large number of seals containing names of villages which obviously had a relationship of exchange with it. The paper attempts to understand the nature of relationship between the monastery and its neighbouring villages.
Gopachandra is a ruler known from three land grant charters from Faridpur (Bangladesh), Mallasaru... more Gopachandra is a ruler known from three land grant charters from Faridpur (Bangladesh), Mallasarul (Barddhaman Dist., West Bengal) and Jayarampur (Balasore Dist. Odisha). Historians believe that he was a powerful ruler exercising hold over this vast region. This paper attempts to argue that these three rulers were different.
The Palas and Senas, two of the most prominent ruling powers of early Bengal are not known to hav... more The Palas and Senas, two of the most prominent ruling powers of early Bengal are not known to have issued dynastic coins like other ruling powers. Although this was a common feature in case of early medieval ruling families, still the issue may be freshly taken into account. The article explores the data regarding media of exchange in the records of these two dynasties. It also locates the beginning of two dissimilar medium of exchange into a single monetary system from the ninth century under the Palas.
Art and History: Texts, Contexts and Visual Representations in Ancient and Early Medieval India. Edited by R. Mahalakshmi, 2020
Kukihar, a village located to the south of Rajgir hills first came to limelight in the nineteenth... more Kukihar, a village located to the south of Rajgir hills first came to limelight in the nineteenth century when M. Kittoe discovered Buddhist remains from it. Later a hoard of bronze images had been found in the village. Remains of a monastery or shrine have been traced there also. A large number of the images bear inscriptions incised by their donors. They came from different socio-economic background. A number of stone and bronze images had been donated by monks from the southern part of India like Veṅgi, Kāñcī, Andhra etc. Some of the donors of stone images were tailika (oilmen). Besides vaṇik (merchant), suvarnnakāra (goldsmith), carmmakāra (leather worker) also appear as donors of images. Often their place of origin has been mentioned. The paper attempts to study the socio-economic background of the donors of Kurkihar images, the patterns of their preference for particular types of images and the network of connectivity that this place shared with the other regions.
The Great Monastery of Nalanda has yielded a large number of seals containing names of villages w... more The Great Monastery of Nalanda has yielded a large number of seals containing names of villages which obviously had a relationship of exchange with it. The paper attempts to understand the nature of relationship between the monastery and its neighbouring villages.
Gopachandra is a ruler known from three land grant charters from Faridpur (Bangladesh), Mallasaru... more Gopachandra is a ruler known from three land grant charters from Faridpur (Bangladesh), Mallasarul (Barddhaman Dist., West Bengal) and Jayarampur (Balasore Dist. Odisha). Historians believe that he was a powerful ruler exercising hold over this vast region. This paper attempts to argue that these three rulers were different.
Uploads
Papers by Sayantani Pal