Chandravarman

Chandravarman (4th century CE) was a king of the Pushkarana kingdom in the Bankura district of West Bengal.^[1]^[2] The kingdom was established shortly before the advent of the Gupta Empire, and was located to the west of the Samatata kingdom of eastern Bengal.^[1]

Chandravarman was the son of king Simhavarmana. He extended his kingdom to the east towards the Faridpur district.^[1]

According to the inscription on the Allahabad pillar by Gupta emperor Samudragupta, Chandravarman was defeated by Samudragupta and the area became a part of the Gupta Empire:^[1]

"(L. 21.)- (Samudragupta,) who abounded in majesty that had been increased by violently exterminating Rudradeva, Matila, Nāgadatta, Chandravarman, Ganapatināga, Nāgasena, Achyutanandin, Balavarman, and many other kings of (the land of) Āryāvarta; -who made all the kings of the "forest countries" to become (his) servants."
— Allahabad pillar Samudragupta inscription

Alternatively, the Chandravarman named in the inscription could be a ruler named on an inscription found in Mandsaur in Malwa.^[2]

The defeat of Chandravarman paved the way to Gupta suzerainty over Bengal.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ancient Indian History and Civilization, Sailendra Nath Sen, New Age International, 1999, p.274
^ ^a ^b A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Upinder Singh, Pearson Education India, 2008 p.477

[Sen-1] Ancient Indian History and Civilization, Sailendra Nath Sen, New Age International, 1999, p.274

[Singh-2] A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century, Upinder Singh, Pearson Education India, 2008 p.477

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