Davaka kingdom
Davaka Kingdom | |
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| ??–5th century CE | |
| Capital | Unknown |
| Historical era | Classical Period |
• Established | ?? |
• Disestablished | 5th century CE |
| Today part of |  India |
| History of South Asia |
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Davaka was kingdom of ancient India, located in current central region of Assam state.[4] The only reference to it comes from the 4th century Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta, where it is mentioned as one of five frontier kingdoms of the Gupta Empire. N K Bhattasali has identified it with Dabaka in modern Nagaon district, with the kingdom associated with the Kapili-Kallang river valley.[5]
History
In 4th-century Davaka was mentioned as frontier kingdom with Kamarupa in the Samudragupta's Prayag stone inscription. Historians like Kanak Lal Barua (1933) claim Davaka was absorbed by 6th or 7th century by western kingdom of Kamarupa,[6] though later historians like B N Puri (1968) and P C Choudhury (1959) claim that it was absorbed much earlier in the first half of the 5th century during the reign of Kalyana Varman (422-446).[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "639 Identifier Documentation: aho – ISO 639-3". SIL International (formerly known as the Summer Institute of Linguistics). SIL International. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
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- ^ "Population by Religious Communities". Census India – 2001. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
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- ^ "Population by religion community – 2011". Census of India, 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015.
2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01 MDDS.XLS
- ^ Suresh Kant Sharma, Usha Sharma (2005), Discovery of North-East India: Geography, History, Cutlure, ..., Davaka (Nowgong) and Kamarupa as separate and submissive friendly kingdoms
- ^ (Mookerji 1973, p. 24)
- ^ Kanak Lal Barua (1933), Early history of Kāmarupa], Page 47 "in the sixth or the seventh century this kingdom of Davaka was absorbed by Kamarupa."
- ^ "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." (Choudhury 1959, p. 47)
- ^ "It is presumed that (Kalyana Varman) conquered Davaka, incorporating it within the kingdom of Kamarupa" (Puri 1968, p. 11)
Bibliography
- Choudhury, P. C. (1959). The History of Civilization of the People of Assam to the Twelfth Century AD. Department of History and Antiquarian Studies, Gauhati, Assam.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Puri, Brij Nath (1968). Studies in Early History and Administration in Assam. Gauhati University.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Mookerji, Radhakumud (1973). The Gupta Empire. Motilal Banarasidass.
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