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Name: Kingdom of Harikela

Type: Polity

Start: 701 AD

End: 900 AD

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Harikela was a kingdom in ancient Bengal.

Establishment


  • January 701: Harikela was a kingdom in ancient Bengal mentioned by sources from the 7th century.
  • Chronology


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    1. Wars of conquest of Muktapida


    In the VIII century Muktapida, an Indian king of the Karkota dynasty of Kashmir, created a short-lived empire covering most of India.

  • January 741: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.
  • January 761: Karkota ruler Lalitaditya Muktapida conquered extensive territories in India and Central Asia.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 901: The Chandra dynasty ruled in southeastern Bengal ( Vanga and Samatata ) for a century and a half between the beginning of the 10th century and the middle of the 11th century.
  • Selected Sources


  • Schwartzberg, J. E. (1992); A Historical Atlas of South Asia, Chicago (USA), p. 146
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