The Dynastic History of Northern India (Early Mediaeval Period) v1.c17.s2.63

v1.c17.s2.63

Attempts have been made from time to time to reduce the genealogical data found in the introductory portion of the Bhañjas' grants to one family tree.¹ But in spite of these attempts "Bhañja chronology still remains a subject of great controversy." In the present state of our knowledge it would perhaps be too risky to attempt any synthetic study of all these Bhañjas. In the following pages therefore I shall simply give a description of their epigraphic records and their contents, indicating wherever possible their age and the identifications of the localities mentioned therein. To avoid confusion and facilitate reference, I have, following Hiralal, given the letters A to P to the records included in his list.² The letters after P will mark those inscriptions which are not noticed in his list.