| |
Mainamati-Lalmai area is a "small strip of hilly land (11x5 Miles)" in the Comilla district on the eastern border of Bangladesh. This hill-range area, though small, has yielded a rich treasure of Sanskrit inscriptions and archaeological artifacts belonging to the period of 7th to 13th centuries C.E. A comprehensive and coherent reconstruction of history from this rich evidence was a long-felt desideratum. The present study fulfills that lacuna in an eminent way.
The author gives a brief geographical and geo-ecological survey of the area and of its archaeological sites and excavations. He then sets the full Sanskrit epigraphical material— photographs of copper-plates etc.,their transcriptions and translations—as also other archaeological artifacts—coins, plaques, pottery, images,etc. From this evidence, he then reconstructs the political history—kings and dynasties—of this area and corroborates it from artifacts and geographical identifications of locations mentioned in the inscriptions. The work throws a flood of light on the much less known history and culture of the south-eastern Bengal.
•The book will be of much interest to historians, archaeologists, researchers and students engaged
ISBN 9788180902338
|
| |
Pages : 338
|