Durlabhanarayana, Durlabha-narayana, Durlabhanārāyaṇa: 1 definition

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Durlabhanarayan was the unequaled king of Kamata-mandala according to Hema Saraswati in his Prahrada-carit.—Cf. Neog, Maheshwar (1980). Early History of the Vaishnava Faith and Movement in Assam (Delhi: Motilal Banarasidass).—[Accordingly, while describing the rulers of the Kamata kingdom]: [...] Durlabhnarayan assumed power Kamrup, Goalpara, Jalpaiguri, Koch Bihar, along with the capital Kamatapur, while Dharmanarayan retained Rangpur and Mymensingh. As part of the settlement in about 1330, Durlabhnarayan received from Dharmanarayan the custody of fourteen families of Brahmans and Kayasthas, one among whom was Candivara, the great-great-grandfather of Sankardev. The court poets of Durlabhnarayan (Hema Saraswati and Harivara Vipra) and Indranarayan produced literary works that are considered to be the first examples of Early Assamese.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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