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♕ Rājasēnādhyakṣa Śrīmantanārāẏaṇa Rāẏamukhuṭi ♕ Bhūriśrēṣṭha Sāmrājya, Bāṅgālā, 15th Century 𓊹 [ Art : Enraged, Pandit Shrimantanarayan thundered and ordered his mighty Bhurishrestha Army to annihilate the Pathan soldiers.  Picture collected from the newly published book 'Raibaghini' of Avik Sarkar; Publishers: Patrabharati; Collect from Kolkata Book Fair, 2025 ] The Mahāsēnāpati Srimantanarayana was a man of immense strength, skill in war and extraordinary intelligence. Although he had obtained a separate territory, he was the right-hand of his elder brother, Maharaja Srikrishnarayana Rayamukhuty, and it was on his advice that Srikrishnarayana conducted all the affairs of the kingdom. Senapati Srimanta, with the brave army of Bengal, skillfully and bravely defeated the Ilyas Shahis and reclaimed the entire territory from the eastern border of Medinipur to the seashore. His well-equipped fleet used to float on the Damodar and Rupnarayana rivers, blocking the progr...

⚜ 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐢 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢, 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐢'𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝟏 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝟗𝟗𝟕 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐛𝐝𝐚 (𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲, 𝟏𝟓𝟗𝟎 𝐀𝐃) ⚜ Raibaghini portrait by Anindya Biswas (Anindya244), Paid work by GaudiyaYuvaShakti "The foreign intruder who, in his despicable attempt to conquer this sacred land of ours, marched in wanton banditry, has today fled with his little life like a wretched hound. They have paid a great price in this war. By the direct evidence presented by my astute spies and from my own eye-witness on the battlefield as well, I found that the Afghan chief had advanced in this abominable act with his well-chosen warriors. The profane Pathan, who had organized the illicit ways against t...

˚⊱🪷⊰˚|| Paramēśvara Paramabhaṭṭāraka Gauḍēśvara Śrī Mahīpāla Dēva l [988-1038 C.E.] ||˚⊱🪷⊰˚ Gaudeshvara Mahipala I portrait by Anindya Biswas (Anindya244), Paid work by GaudiyaYuvaShakti™  🌙📜 Like the thousand-rayed moon taking shape from Sun, from Gaudeshvara Vigrahapala was born king Mahīpāla , bestowing crorcs of riches. That son, pleasing to the eyes, clear (in mind) and expert in fine arts allayed, after his coronation, the sufferings of all beings. ⚔️📜 The ruler of the Earth —prosperous Mahīpāla, after slaying the entire host of enemies in battles with the sheer prowess of his own arm, he regained the kingdom of his father, snatched away by those who had no claim to it and (thereby) placed his lotus feet on the heads of all kings. 🐘📜 The cloud like mighty tuskers, belonging to his infantry drank clear waters in the eastern country, full of rivers and then roamed freely in sandal groves of Malaya valley, and after that enjoyed the slopes of the Himalayas, al...

Raja Mahamanikya Ray - The Hindu King of Mymensingh who defeated Isa Khan and Rescued Bhogbetal © মাহিষ্যক্ষত্রিয় | Mahishya Kshatriya Rājā Mahāmāṇikya Rāẏa was born to a Gaudiya Mahishya Kshatriya house in western Bengal. Raja Mahamanikya Ray was the progenitor of the Bhuiyan Mahishya Kshatriyas of Barantar. He arrived at Mymensingh from Rarh in the Royal Court of Raja Navaranga Ray's capital Bhogbetal, along with his Brahmin Gunakar Chakrabartti, two servants and two bodyguards. Raja Nabaranga Raya took him as a Prince of high descent with his own possessions, and settled him in own capital but as he decided to return his native land, Raja Nabaranga Ray offered him the Barantar province of his own kingdom and appointed him there as a King. After some days Isa Khan of Khizirpore attacked Mymensingh and in this battle the old King Nabaranga Ray lost his life out of treachery. Raja Mahamanikya Ray then took charge of the battle and gathered a big Hindu force against the ...

𖤓 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢 𝐆𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐮 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐚, was the 25th descendant of the Mahishya Kshatriya Gajendra Deva (Jana) line by birth. After conquering victory in several pitched battles, the Commander Amarketu proved his prowess by using his own power to lay down the trunk of a drunken elephant on the Royal Court. The King appeased Amarketu by honouring him with a honorary garland, gold coins and gave him the title of 'Chaṇḍabhīma' after witnessing his extraordinary powers.  Under the command of Senapati Chandabheema Amaraketu, 50000 infantry, 2000 Cavalry, 500 elephants and many matchlokmen were appointed. Due to the power of Amarketu, Medinipur was not only extremely powerful but also governed without disturbance. Amarketu's physical strength was so great that he - could kill a ferocious forest tiger with a blow of his fist, could single- handedly carry a stone weighing 15 mons (600 kgs), could fight ...

🔴 From Ramayana and Raghuvamsam it is known that Maharaja Raghu fought against the Kaivartas of Bengal and he incorporated Vanga into his empire. Also during the reign of King Dasharatha, Bengal is mentioned as a rich land.  🔴 The three main versions of Ramayana in India are:- Udichya Ramayana, Dakshini Ramayana and Gaudiya Ramayana. The earliest extant commentary on the Gaudiya Ramayana dates back to the Gupta Empire 🔴 In India, most versions Ramayana is written in Bengali language:- 25 types 🔴 A vernacular version of the Ramayana written in Bengal in the sixth century is found 🔴 "Ramcharit" Ramayana was composed by Gaud Avinanda in the court of Gaudeshvara Devpala in the 9th century AD 🔴 During the 10th century in Pala rule, Murari Misra composed the poetic play "Anargha Raghava" which was staged in the Jagannath temple at Puri. 🔴 Sandhyakar Nandi composed his famous "Ramcharita" in the 11th century in the court of Gaudeshwar Rampal. ...