Chakrapani Dasa

Not to be confused with Chakrapani Datta.

Chakrapani Dasa
Deva Pradhana
Mahātmā
Mahakavi
Chief of Devas
Reign9th century
PredecessorTankapani Dasa
SuccessorDhiradasa
Suradasa
Issuedhiradasa
Suradasa
DynastyBarendra Dasa (later, known as the Munshis of Kadirpara-Chougachi)
FatherTankapani Dasa
ReligionHinduism

Chakrapani Dasa was a Bengali poet, feudal king and Buddhist scholar from Bengal during 9th century.[1][2] He belonged to the Das family belonging to the Barendra Kayastha clan, which later became famous as Munshi family since his descendant Munshi Balaram Das was appointed as the court Munshi by Raja Sitaram Ray during 17th century. His descendants had cantrolled over Kadirpara Estate and Chougachi Estate.[3][4][5][6]

Chakrapani Dasa, son of Tankadas (also known as Tankapani Dasa, the chief royal scribe to Dharmapala of Bengal) has been called as the 'Chief of Devas' by poet Kashidasa in Varendrakaranabarnana.[note 1][1] According to Nagendranath Basu, he became famous as 'Mahakavi' (Great Poet) during his era.[7] He has been mentioned as Chakadas in Tibetan Buddhist text.[1] Mahamahopadhyaya Satish Chandra Vidyabhusan dedicated a scholarly essay titled Kayastha Chakadas in his name.[7][8] During Chakrapani, Brahmins started gaining prominence in the royal court of Devapala, the third Pala Emperor. According to Santanu Ghosh, due to Brahmin intrigue, Chakrapani left Pataliputra, the capital of Pala Empire with his sons dhiradasa and Suradasa, and later settled in Barendra.[2][7][9]

Family tree

Notes

  1. ^ During that period, samantas were commonly addressed by the honorifics 'Deva' or 'Thakur'. Chakrapani is believed to have been one such samanta-ruler.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Nagendranath Basu (1937). 'বঙ্গের জাতীয় ইতিহাস' (কায়স্থ কাণ্ড) (Banger Jatiya Itihasa, Kayastha Kanda). Uttarpara Public Library. p. 220.
  2. ^ a b c Ghosh, Santanu (2016). মুন্সীয়ানায় চল্লিশ পুরুষ (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kamalini. p. 22.
  3. ^ Satish Chandra Mitra (2001). Jashor Khulnar Itihash. Dey's Publishing. p. 637. ISBN 81-7612-766-3.
  4. ^ Satish Chandra Mitra (2001). Jashor Khulnar Itihash. Dey's Publishing. p. 639. ISBN 81-7612-766-3.
  5. ^ Jadunath Bhattacharya (1910). Raja Sitaram Ray. Nagendranath Seal. p. 69.
  6. ^ Ghosh, Santanu (2016). মুন্সীয়ানায় চল্লিশ পুরুষ (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kamalini. p. 48.
  7. ^ a b c Nagendranath Basu (1937). 'বঙ্গের জাতীয় ইতিহাস' (কায়স্থ কাণ্ড) (Banger Jatiya Itihasa, Kayastha Kanda). Uttarpara Public Library. p. 222.
  8. ^ Vidyabhusan, Satish Chandra (1906). Kayastha Chakadas (in Bengali). Sahitya Parishad Patrika. p. 254.
  9. ^ Nagendranath Basu (1937). 'বঙ্গের জাতীয় ইতিহাস' (কায়স্থ কাণ্ড) (Banger Jatiya Itihasa, Kayastha Kanda). Uttarpara Public Library. p. 223.
  10. ^ Nagendranath Basu (1937). 'বঙ্গের জাতীয় ইতিহাস' (কায়স্থ কাণ্ড) (Banger Jatiya Itihasa, Kayastha Kanda). Uttarpara Public Library. p. 244.
  11. ^ Ghosh, Santanu (2016). মুন্সীয়ানায় চল্লিশ পুরুষ (in Bengali). Kolkata: Kamalini. p. 7.
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