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Saumarapitha
Saumarapitha is one of the four Kamarupa Pithas, the geographical divisions of ancient Kamarupa. Boundaries Sources defines boundaries of Saumarapitha as area between from the Bhairavi and the Dikarai river.Kakati, Banikanta (1967), ''The mother goddess Kamakhya'', p. 7 See also * Swarnapitha * Ratnapitha Ratnapitha is an area between river Karatoya and Sonkosh and one of the four Pithas or geographical divisions of ancient Kamrup. See also * Kamarupa Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during t ... References {{reflist Kamarupa ...
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Kamarupa Pithas
Kamarupa Pithas are ancient pithas or geographical divisions of Kamarupa. The division of the Pithas are not consistent in different sources, though the number of pithas are usually four. Since these pithas are not mentioned in the Kamarupa inscriptions, and are found mentioned only in later medieval texts some authors have suggested that these divisions are possible later fabrications. The Yogini Tantra (16th- 17th-century), mentions the Kamarupa Pithas, the same work which gives boundaries of ancient Kamrup kingdom as well. Number of Pithas The number of pithas reported are usually four, though some sources mention just three. The four Pithas were: # Ratnapitha Ratnapitha is an area between river Karatoya and Sonkosh and one of the four Pithas or geographical divisions of ancient Kamrup. See also * Kamarupa Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during t ..., the area from the river Karatoya to the river Sonkosh, # Kama ...
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Kamarupa
Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam. Though Kamarupa prevailed from 350 to 1140 CE, Davaka was absorbed by Kamarupa in the 5th century CE."As regards the eastern limits of the kingdom, Davaka was absorbed within Kamarupa under Kalyanavarman and the outlying regions were brought under subjugation by Mahendravarman." Ruled by three dynasties from their capitals in present-day Guwahati, North Guwahati and Tezpur, Kamarupa at its height covered the entire Brahmaputra Valley, North Bengal, Bhutan and northern part of Bangladesh, and at times portions of what is now West Bengal, Bihar and Sylhet. Though the historical kingdom disappeared by the 12th century to be replaced by smaller political entities, the notion of Kamarupa persisted and ancient and medieval chroniclers continued to call a part of this kingdom Kamrup ...
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Swarnapitha
Swarnapitha is one of the four Kamarupa Pithas, the geographical divisions of ancient Kamarupa. Boundaries Sources define the boundaries of Swarnapitha as the area between the Rupali River and the Bharali River.Kakati, Banikanta (1967), ''The mother goddess Kamakhya'', p. 7 See also * Kamapitha * Ratnapitha Ratnapitha is an area between river Karatoya and Sonkosh and one of the four Pithas or geographical divisions of ancient Kamrup. See also * Kamarupa Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during t ... References {{reflist Kamarupa (former kingdom) ...
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Ratnapitha
Ratnapitha is an area between river Karatoya and Sonkosh and one of the four Pithas or geographical divisions of ancient Kamrup. See also * Kamarupa Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam. Though Kamarupa prevailed from 350 to 11 ... References {{reflist Kamarupa (former kingdom) ...
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