Pragjyotisha kingdom

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title: Pragjyotisha kingdom
text: Pragjyotisha is a mythological kingdom that is mentioned in a multitude of Hindu epics. It came to be associated with the historical Kamarupa after Bhaskaravarman of the Varman dynasty by drawing his lineage from Naraka/Bhagadatta of the legendary Pragjyotisha to bring his peripheral kingdom closer to mainland traditions at a time when he was emerging as a powerful king with interests in North India. The identification with the mythical Naraka/Bhagadatta lineage continued to be used by the Mlech
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description: Mythological kingdom in Hinduism
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pragjyotisha_kingdom
date created: 2006-05-19T17:34:23Z
date modified: 2024-09-03T00:09:06Z
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