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'''Kamarupa Pithas''' or Kamrup Piths are ancient pithas or geographical divisions of [[Kamarupa]]. The division of the Pithas are not consistent in different sources, |
'''Kamarupa Pithas''' or Kamrup Piths 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 always four. |
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==Number of Pithas== |
==Number of Pithas== |
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According to the ''Kamrupar Buranji'', the divisions are: (i) Ratnapith from the Maurang kingdom to Sankosh river; (ii) Kampith from Sankosh to Duimunisila; (iii) Bhadrapith from Kallang river to kailash river and (iv) Saumarpith from Duimunisila to Dikkaravasini.<ref>{{harv|Bhuyan|1930|p=1}}</ref> |
According to the ''Kamrupar Buranji'', the divisions are: (i) Ratnapith from the Maurang kingdom to Sankosh river; (ii) Kampith from Sankosh to Duimunisila; (iii) Bhadrapith from Kallang river to kailash river and (iv) Saumarpith from Duimunisila to Dikkaravasini.<ref>{{harv|Bhuyan|1930|p=1}}</ref> |
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D C Sircar provides three different versions: (A) Kamapitha (Karatoya to Sankosh); Ratnapitha (Sankosh to Rupahi); Suvarnapitha (Rupahi to Bharali); and Saumarpitha (Bharali to Dibang near Sadiya). (B) Ratnapitha (Karatoya to Manas); Kamapitha (from Manas to Silghat on the northbank of Brahmaputra); Bhadrapitha (south bank, south of Kamapitha); and Saumarpitha to the east. (C) This boundary is taken from the ''haragaurisamvada'': Ratnapitha (Karatoya to Sankosh); Kamapitha (Sankosh to Kapili); Suvarnapitha (Rupika to Bhairavi); and Saumarpitha (Bhairavi to Dibang).<ref>{{harv|Sircar|1990|p=68}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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| contribution = Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa |
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| year = 1990 |
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| title = The Comprehensive History of Assam |
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| editor-first = H K |
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| volume = I |
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| pages = 59–78 |
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| place = Guwahati |
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| publisher = Publication Board, Assam |
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Revision as of 23:47, 12 August 2013
Kamarupa Pithas or Kamrup Piths 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 always four.
Number of Pithas
Kamarupa was divided in four Pithas namely (i) Ratnapitha, the area from the river Karatoya to the river Sonkosh, (ii) Kamapitha, from Sonakosh to the river Rupali, (iii) Swarnapitha, from the river Rupali to the Bharali river and (iv) Saumarapitha between the Bhairavi and the Dikrang river.[1][2]
According to the Kamrupar Buranji, the divisions are: (i) Ratnapith from the Maurang kingdom to Sankosh river; (ii) Kampith from Sankosh to Duimunisila; (iii) Bhadrapith from Kallang river to kailash river and (iv) Saumarpith from Duimunisila to Dikkaravasini.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ Samiti, Kamarupa Anusandhan (1985). Journal of the Assam Research Society - Volume 28. p. 100.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Kakati, Banikanta (1967). The mother goddess Kamakhya. p. 7.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ (Bhuyan 1930, p. 1)
References
- Gait, Edward A (1906), A History of Assam, Calcutta
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Bhuyan, S. K. (1930). Bhuyan, S. K. (ed.). Kamrupar Buranji (in Assamese). Assam: Department of Historical and Antiquarian Studies.
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