Anga Kingdom

This article is about the kingdom of Anga in Indian epic literature. For the historical kingdom, see Anga.

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Gangaridai Kingdom, Varendra, Vanga Kingdom, Pundravardhana, Suhma Kingdom, Anga Kingdom, Harikela Kingdom, Samatata Kingdom
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Post-Colonial
Bengal famine of 1943, 1947 Partition of Bengal, Bangladesh Liberation War Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Jyoti Basu

See also

Bangladesh, West Bengal

Anga is described in the Mahabharata as a kingdom in the eastern parts of India.

In the Mahabharata, the Anga king Romapada was a friend of Kosala king Dasharatha. Kosala Princess Santha, elder to Raghava Rama, lived as the daughter of Romapada, since he was childless. Duryodhana established Karna as the ruler of Angas. It is believed that there were many Anga kings who ruled different parts of Anga kingdom, contemporary to Karna. Champapuri was the capital of Anga ruled by Karna. Magadha (south-west Bihar) king Jarasandha gifted another city called Malinipuri, to the Anga king Karna.

The founders of five eastern kingdoms, which included: - Angas (eastern Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal, India.),^[1] Vangas (southern West Bengal and Bangladesh), Kalingas (coastal Orissa), Pundras (northern Bangladesh and West Bengal, India) and Suhmas (north-western Bangladesh and West Bengal, India) shared a common ancestry.

References

↑ "Angika.com".

Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli

External links

Bharata Khanda and Janapadas

Ancient South Asian
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(c. 1500-300 BCE)

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