Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.166

c8.166

*Candradvīpa*.—The Rāmpāl grant of Śrīcandra refers to Candradvīpa which was ruled by king Trailokyacandra of the 10th or 11th century A.D.² This country included some portions of Backerganj. Some scholars hold that Baklā Candradvīpa was the only Candradvīpa meant in early literature,³ while others hold different views.⁴ It corresponded to Baklā Candradvīpa.⁵ The Madhyapāḍā Inscription of Viśvarūpasena mentions ‘-ndradvīpa’, which has been restored by some scholars as Kandradvīpa, Indradvīpa and Candradvīpa. It is supported by the fact that the territory in question included Ghāgharakāṭṭipāṭṭaka. Ghāghara is the name of a stream flowing past Phullaśrī in the north-west of Backerganj in the 15th century A.D. (*History of Bengal*, Vol. I, 18).