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Khadga dynasty

625 CE – 705 CE (approx.) · capital Karmanta

A Buddhist dynasty of Samatata in south-eastern Bengal, known from copper plates and the reports of Chinese pilgrims.

Origins

The Khadgas emerged in the 7th century in Samatata, the region around modern Comilla in south-eastern Bangladesh, after the collapse of the Gauda Kingdom. The line was founded by Khadgodyama, and its capital is named in inscriptions as Karmanta, probably modern Barakamta.

Rule and society

The Khadgas were Buddhists and are known from copper plates found at Ashrafpur, which record grants to Buddhist monasteries, and from a few other inscriptions. The Chinese pilgrim Yijing reported that King Rajabhata of Samatata supported thousands of monks and recited Buddhist texts daily. Samatata had trade links with the Bay of Bengal coast.

Decline and legacy

The Khadga line fades from the record in the early 8th century. Samatata later came under the Deva dynasty and then the Chandra dynasty and the Pala Empire.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

Lineage

Khadga dynastyPala Empire 750 CE – 1161 CE

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