Nidhanpur Inscription | |
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![]() The Nidhanpur Inscription of Bhaskaravarman | |
Material | Copper |
Discovered | 29 December 1912 Nidhanpur (in present-day Sylhet District, Bangladesh) |
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The Nidhanpur copperplate inscription of the 7th-century Kamarupa king Bhaskaravarman gives a detailed account of land grants given to Brahmins. It records land grants to more than two hundred vaidika brahmanas belonging to 56 gotras.[1] The copper plates were found mostly in Panchakhanda pargana (now in Bangladesh) where, according to historians, the actual granted lands were located. This Sanskrit inscription contains the names of donees which are more than two hundred in numbers.
The inscriptions recorded by Bhaskaravarman in different parts of India provide a detailed account of his rule and associate events. It was customary among the kings of Kamarupa to issue seals for every major event related to the kingdom be they giving land grants to Brahmins or winning a war.