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Bengal's Buddhist Queen: The Lost Kingdom of Khargadatta
In this episode of The Hidden History of Bengal, Lucas and Luna explore the forgotten reign of Queen Khargadatta, a Buddhist ruler who defied the Brahminical revival of the Sena dynasty in 12th-century Bengal. They discuss her rise to power after the death of her husband, her patronage of monasteries at Vikramashila and Somapura, and her military stand against Lakshmanasena. Lucas explains how her kingdom, centered in the Varendra region (modern Rajshahi), became a refuge for Buddhist monks fleeing persecution, and how her defeat marked the end of Buddhist political power in Bengal before the…
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