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Aryans in Bengal: 5th c.BC-5th c.AD. First settlement in Bengal- 10,000 years or more. Aryan influences affected Bengal culture. 4th cen.AD onward-Aryans domination(pol&his)
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The Period of Sasanka and Lawlessness: Late 6th to mid 8th Cent.
Ruled approx. between 600 and 625 AD in Gauda, the territory between the river Padma and Bardhaman region. Anti Buddhist. First time aggressive in establishing supremacy over Northern India. After his death till the Palas the period was full of chaos and confusion (matsyanyay). Successive foreign invasions destroyed equilibrium. Everyone was king in their own house. Paved ways for the Palas.
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