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{{Short description|Ancient Territory}}
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'''Kajangala''' ({{lang-bn| কজঙ্গল}}), refers to a territory located near [[Rajmahal]] in ancient times, in eastern part of [[India]].<ref name = "RCMajumdar">Majumdar, Dr. R.C., ''History of Ancient Bengal'', First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 64, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, {{ISBN|81-89118-01-3}}.</ref>
'''Kajangala''' ({{langx|bn| কজঙ্গল}}), refers to a territory located near [[Rajmahal]] in ancient times, in eastern part of [[India]].<ref name = "RCMajumdar">Majumdar, Dr. R.C., ''History of Ancient Bengal'', First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 64, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, {{ISBN|81-89118-01-3}}.</ref>


==Extent==
==Extent==
It was spread across what is now part of [[Birbhum district]] in [[West Bengal]] and [[Santhal Parganas]] in [[Jharkhand]].<ref name = "Roy">Roy, Niharranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba'', {{in lang|bn}}, first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, {{ISBN|81-7079-270-3}}</ref>
It was spread across what is now part of [[Birbhum district]] in [[West Bengal]] and [[Santhal Parganas]] in [[Jharkhand]].<ref name = "Roy">Roy, Niharranjan, ''Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba'', {{in lang|bn}}, first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, {{ISBN|81-7079-270-3}}</ref>


==History==
==History==      
There is mention of a jungle territory in the [[Rarh region]] in the [[Bhubaneswar]] stone tablet of Bhatta Bhabadeb, a minister of king Haribarmadev in the 11th century AD. It is mentioned that the Chinese monk-traveller [[Xuanzang]] (Hiuen Tsang) travelled from Champa ([[Bhagalpur]]) to Kajangala and then proceeded to [[Pundravardhana]] in the 7th century AD. He says that the northern limit of its territory was not very far from the [[Ganges]]. The forests to the south had plenty of elephants. The people were straight forward, talented and devoted to education.<ref name = "Roy"/>           
The [[Pali]] Vinayaka-pitaka fixed the eastern limit of [[Aryavarta]] (land of the [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Aryans]]) at Kajangala.<ref>Majumdar, Dr. R.C.,  p. 454</ref>
 
The [[Pali]] Vinayaka-pitaka fixed the eastern limit of [[Aryavarta]] (land of the [[Indo-Aryan peoples|Aryans]]) at Kajangala.<ref>Majumdar, Dr. R.C.,  p. 454</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Kajangala (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), refers to a territory located near Rajmahal in ancient times, in eastern part of India.[1]

Extent[edit | edit source]

It was spread across what is now part of Birbhum district in West Bengal and Santhal Parganas in Jharkhand.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

The Pali Vinayaka-pitaka fixed the eastern limit of Aryavarta (land of the Aryans) at Kajangala.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., History of Ancient Bengal, First published 1971, Reprint 2005, p. 64, Tulshi Prakashani, Kolkata, ISBN 81-89118-01-3.
  2. Roy, Niharranjan, Bangalir Itihas, Adi Parba, (in Bengali), first published 1972, reprint 2005, pp. 99-100, 81-93, Dey’s Publishing, 13 Bankim Chatterjee Street, Kolkata, ISBN 81-7079-270-3
  3. Majumdar, Dr. R.C., p. 454

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