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Adi Malla
Adi Malla (694 - 710 CE.), also known as Bagdi Raja, was the founder of the Mallabhum (Malla Dynasty) sometime in the 7th century CE.Malabhum, Bishnupur-Chandra, Manoranjan; 2004; Kolkata. Deys Publishing History Origins There are at least two different opinions about the origin of the Malla Kings. The first king of the Malla dynasty ascended the throne of a small jungle kingdom (the extent of a group of villages) sometime in the seventh century CE. The circumstances of this accession were miraculous. His father was a Rajput Prince who, caught in the "fever of pilgrimage" to the shrine of Jagannath in Puri, abandoned his pregnant wife in the jungle when her labor began. The mother died and the newborn was picked up by a Bagdi jāti woman who was gathering firewood in the jungle. The boy grew up among Bagdis. Hence he became known as the Bagdi Raja; in fact, the kings of the dynasty are often called the Bagdi rajas by the people of the region. The Bagdis themselves are still associ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mallabhum
Mallabhum (The Country originally known as Mallabhoom or Mallabani bn, মল্লভূম or Bishnupur kingdom ) was the kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur, primarily in the present Bankura district in Indian state of West Bengal. History Territory of the Mallabhum It is told that Mallabhum is the territory, which included Bankura, a part of Burdwan, Birbhum, Santhal Parganas, Midnapur and also a part of Purulia. The Malla Rajas ruled over the vast territory in the south-western part of present West Bengal and a part of southeastern Jharkhand. Extent The area around Bishnupur and Bankura was called Mallabhum. The core area would cover present day Bankura police station area (excluding Chhatna), Onda, Bishnupur, Kotulpur and Indas. In olden days the term was used for a much larger area, which probably was the furthest extent of the Bishnupur kingdom. In the north it stretched from Damin-i-koh in Santhal Parganas to Midnapore in the south. It included the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chua Masan
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Kings Of Mallabhum
Kings or King's may refer to: *Monarchs: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations, with the male being kings *One of several works known as the "Book of Kings": **The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts **The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persian poem **The Morgan Bible, a French medieval picture Bible **The Pararaton, a 16th-century Javanese history of southeast Asia *The plural of any king Business *Kings Family Restaurants, a chain of restaurants in Pennsylvania and Ohio *Kings Food Markets, a chain supermarket in northern New Jersey * King's Favourites, a brand of cigarettes *King's Variety Store, a chain of stores in the USA *King's (defunct discount store), a defunct chain of discount stores in the USA Education *King's College (other), various colleges * King's School (other), various schools * The King's Academy (other), various academies Electoral districts *King's (New Brunswick electoral district) (1867–190 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malla Rulers
Malla may refer to: Places ;Bolivia *Malla, Bolivia, a locality *Malla Jawira, a river * Malla Jaqhi, a mountain *Malla Municipality *Malla Qullu, a mountain ;India * Mallapuram, Tamil Nadu *Malla (tribe), an ancient republic, one of the sixteen Mahajanapadas *Malla Bedian, a village *Mallabhum, a former kingdom in West Bengal *Malla Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences near Hyderabad *Malla Reddy Engineering College near Hyderabad ;Nepal *Malla (Nepal), dynasty who ruled the Kathmandu valley * Khasa Malla kingdom, Kingdom of Khas people of Nepal * List of Malla Kings of Nepal ;Other *Malla (Crete), a town of ancient Crete, Greece *Malla, Barcelona, a municipality in Catalonia *Malla, Estonia, a village in Estonia *Malla, Pakistan, a village *Malla Strict Nature Reserve in Lapland, Finland *Vilcún La Malla Airport in Chile Other *Malla (given name) *Malla (surname) *Mallas – people who practice Malla-yuddha, Indian wrestling * ''Malla'' (film), a 2004 Kannada film *''Kalla M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankura District
Bankura district (Pron: bãkuɽa) is an administrative unit in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is part of Medinipur division—one of the five administrative divisions of West Bengal. Bankura district is surrounded by Purba Bardhaman district and Paschim Bardhaman district in the north, Purulia district in the west, Jhargram district and Paschim Medinipur district in the south, and some part of Hooghly district in the east. Damodar River flows in the northern part of Bankura district and separates it with the major part of Burdwan district. The district head quarter is located in Bankura town. The district has been described as the "connecting link between the plains of Bengal on the east and Chota Nagpur plateau on the west." The areas to the east and north-east are low-lying alluvial plains while to the west the surface gradually rises, giving way to undulating country, interspersed with rocky hillocks.O’Malley, L.S.S., ICS, ''Bankura'', Bengal District Gazetteers, pp. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bipodtarini Devi
Bipattarini (Bipottarini), also termed as Bipodtarini or Bipadtarini is a Hindu goddess ( Devi), worshipped in Bangladesh, West Bengal, Orissa Assam and surrounding areas. Closely associated with goddess ''Sankattarani'' and considered as one of the 108 Avatars of the goddess Durga, Bipadtarini is prayed to for help in overcoming troubles. Her legends are recounted during the annual festival associated with her, the ''Bipadtarini Vrata'', observed by women, on the Between Dwitiya (Ratha Yatra) to Dashami or Between 2nd day to 10th Day of the Shukla paksha (waxing moon) Tuesday or Saturday in month of Ashada according to the Hindu Calendar. Her legends established her name, Bipada – Tarini, which literally means ''deliverer from troubles''. Legend The '' puja'' (ritual worship) of Bipodtarini - a vrata (vow) performed by women - is followed or preceded by the telling of the legend of the goddess. The legend is set in Vishnupur or Bishnupur (in the present West Bengal), the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bankura
Bankura () is a city and a municipality in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the headquarters of the Bankura district. Etymology In the Mahabharata, Bankura was described as Suhmobhumi. The word or (in Nagari: rāḍh) was introduced after 6th century A.D. It comes from the old Austric word ráŕhá or ráŕho which means “land of red soil”.P.R. Sarkar Rarh - The Cradle of Civilization, Ananda Marga Publications, 1981, Kolkata 2-n ancient times "China called Ráŕh by the name of 'Láti'". 3-n Santali, means thread, means tune and means snake. 4-.Perhaps the Jain and Greek scholars used this original Austric word to indicate this dry forest region which was very difficult. The popularity of Manasa Puja, the worship of Snake-Goddess Manasa, shows this opinion might have some relevance. According to Nilkantha, a commentator of the Mahabharata, the words (Sanskrit: suhma-bhūmi) and Rarh are synonymous. Scholars differs in their opinion about the etymology of the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Rule
The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * and lasted from 1858 to 1947. * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bara Hazari
Bara may refer to: Names * Bara (name), a given name and surname * Barah (surname) or Borah, an Assamese surname Places Bhutan * Bara Gewog, a former village block of Samtse District Bosnia and Herzegovina * Bara Lake * Bara, Bosanski Petrovac, a village in Bosanski Petrovac municipality Germany * Bära, a river in Baden-Württemberg India * Bara, Punjab, a village and archaeological site * Bara, Allahabad, a town in Uttar Pradesh * Bara, Dildarnagar, a village in Uttar Pradesh * Bara, North 24 Parganas, a census town in West Bengal * Bara, Raebareli, a village in Uttar Pradesh Iran * Bara, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province Mali * Bara, Gao Region, a village and rural commune Nepal * Bara District, Nepal Nigeria * Bara, Nigeria, a town in Oyo State Pakistan * Bara, FATA, a town in the Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas * Bara Tehsil, a district in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas * Bara River, Khyber Agency Poland * Bara, West Pomeranian Voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
