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or Vārendra and regions west of Bhagirathi (called Radha in ancient age) to be seats of Brahmins from ancient times;
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originated from the Varendri region. According to the Khalimpur copper plate inscription, the first
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mentions Barind as the wing of the territory of Lakhnawati on the eastern side of Ganges".
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and west of Brahmaputra in Bengal, later known as Vārendra). Such evidences suggest
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Historical evidence attests significant presence of Brahmins in Bengal during the
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Varendra region in Bangladesh, present Rangpur and Rajshahi Divisions
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of India. According to Cunningham, the boundary of Varendra was the
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Coin of a king of the Kaivartas in Varendra, circa 640–730 CE.
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Emperor Gopala was the son of a warrior named Vapyata. The
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attests that Varendra (North Bengal) was the fatherland (
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Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh
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Index



Bengali
Northern Bengal
Bangladesh
West Bengal
Eastern Bihar
Pundravardhana
Rangpur
Rajshahi Divisions
Bogra
Rajshahi
Pabna
Dinajpur
West Dinajpur
Malda
Ganges
Kosi
Karatoya
Padma River
Cooch Behar
Terai
R. C. Majumdar
Ramacharitam
Maurya
Jain
Acharya
Bhadrabahu
Chandragupta Maurya
Pundravardhana

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