👉★ Thread on - Samrat Danujmardan Ramnath Dev (1344-1417 AD): The mighty Hindu Monarch who crushed down Ilyas Shahis & established the Sanatani Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya. Construction of Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya, rule of Hindu Deva dynasty and integrity of the Bāṅgālī nation. (1/10)
Maharaja Danujmardandev, the seventh king of the Chandradwip Deva dynasty, established the Sanatani Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya uniting several fragmented regions of Bengal, which had been separated by invasions of Delhi Sultanate. (2/10)
Deva dynasty administrative centers were established at various places to rule the Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya,
Allied force of Mahendra Singha of Gopbhum, Haridas Bhowmik of Hijli & Raja Danujmardandev, invaded and conquered the Ilyas Shahi center 'Walayet e Satgah' (اولایت آ ساتگا). Saptagram was recaptured & Deva dynasty rule was established there.(4
●⚔️ Restoration of Varendrabhum (1417 AD)
Danujmardandev restored Varendrabhum in 1417 AD defeating Sultan Jalaluddin Shah of Bihar-Lakhnauty. The whole of Rarhbhum, Varendrabhum and Bangabhum were united to form the Sanatani Bāṅghālā Sāmrājya. (5/10)
🌺 After the conquest of Pandunagar, as the Emperor of the independent Bengali nation, Mahāśhakta Raja Danujmardandev introduced his own coin engraved in Bengali script(Baṅgalipi), in which was engraved - 'শ্রীচণ্ডীচরণপরায়ণ/श्रीचण्डीचरणपरायण/Śrīcaṇḍīcaraṇaparāẏaṇa' (6/10)
● Reform of Bengali social system:
During reign of Danujmardandev the first unified 36 Kūlas
and 3 Śhrēṇīs formed an united Bāṅgālī nation. He reformed the kulin pratha of Bengali society. On the initiative of King, the Brahmins of Varendra, Rarh and Bangaja were united.(7/10
Danujmardandev re-established the Bangaja Kayastha Samaj by equating the society in Chandradwip. The popular name of this society was 'Bakla Samaj'. According to Dwija Bachaspati's 'Bangaj-Kuljisar-Sangraha'-
Ascending the throne of Chandradwip, (8/10)
Ascending throne of Chandradwip, DanujmardanDev gained honour of Gosthipati in Bangaja Kayastha samaj. Danujmardandev himself was from the Maulika Kayastha branch of the Bharadwaj clan of the Deva dynasty. Under his leadership the Chandradwip aristocracy occupied the top place.(9
👉 Thread on Gaudeshwar Mahipal - the Pala dynasty Monarch who resisted invasion of Gaznavids & saved Varanasi (1/16)
The first half of 10th century is remembered in Indian history for Mahmud Ghaznavi's 17 invasions of India and the destruction of countless temples. These raids caused extensive damage in Indian economy, looting the wealth of many temples. (2/16)
But despite wreaking havoc in almost the whole of northern India, Mahmud was never able to destroy the Varanasi shrine, as the powerful Pala dynasty Emperor Mahipal crushed the Ghaznavid invaders in the northwestern region. (3/16)
Thread on Gaudeshwar Madhusen who rebuilt the destructed Nalanda University -
● Gaudeshwar Paramasaugata Madhusen - the King of Bengal who defeated Turks & re-established Nalanda & Buddhagaya. (1/14)
In 1193, the Nālandā Viśhwavidyālaẏa & Baud'dhabihāra was destroyed by the Turk fanatic Bakhtiyar Khilji; this event is seen by scholars as a late milestone in the decline of Buddhism in India.(2/14)
Minhaj-i-Siraj, in his chronicle the Tabaquat-I-Nasiri (طبقات نصیری), reported that thousands of monks were burnt alive and thousands beheaded as Khilji uprooted Buddhism by sword; the burning of the library continued for several months and smoke from the burning manuscripts.(3/