The Khadga dynasty ( bn, খড়্গ বংশ) was a dynasty which ruled the areas of
Vanga
The family Vangidae (from ''vanga'', Malagasy for the hook-billed vanga, ''Vanga curvirostris'') comprises a group of often shrike-like medium-sized birds distributed from Asia to Africa, including the vangas of Madagascar to which the family o ...
and
Samatata
Samataṭa (Brahmi script: ''sa-ma-ta-ṭa'') was an ancient geopolitical division of Bengal in the eastern Indian subcontinent. The Greco-Roman account of ''Sounagoura'' is linked to the kingdom of Samatata. Its territory corresponded to much ...
in Bengal from the mid 7th to early 8th Century CE.
Chronologically, the dynasty emerged as a powerful kingdom between the fall of
Gauda Kingdom
The Gauḍa Kingdom (Gāuṛ Rājya) or Shashankas, was a classic kingdom during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal (modern-day West Bengal and Bangladesh) in 4th century CE or possibly ea ...
and the rise of the
Pala Empire
The Pāla Empire (r. 750-1161 CE) was an imperial power during the post-classical period in the Indian subcontinent, which originated in the region of Bengal. It is named after its ruling dynasty, whose rulers bore names ending with the suffi ...
. Their ascendancy may have been immediately preceded by the overthrow of a previously ruling
Bhadra dynasty
The Bhadra dynasty ( bn, ভদ্র রাজবংশ) was a South Asian royal house which had reigned over the kingdom of Samatata, located
in what is present-day Bangladesh.
Of Brahmin origin, their rule flourished during the first half of ...
.
While they did not assume imperial titles, the Khadgas retained sovereignty over the ancient kingdom of Vanga and later conquered Samatata.
List of rulers
References
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Medieval Bengal
Dynasties of Bengal
Buddhist dynasties of India