Posts in Kamboj History Category

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  • Kambojas in Manusmriti
  • Kambojas in Manusmriti


    The Manusmriti recognizes the Kambojas as a Kashatriya tribe, but includes them in the list of other warrior tribes, generally located on the outlying regions of the Madhyadesa from northwest, north, north east and south, who in consequence of their ommitting to perform the sacred ceremonies and by not serving Brahmins...


  • Rajyapala Kamboja - Founder of the Kamboja Pala dynasty of Bengal
  • Rajyapala Kamboja - Founder of the Kamboja Pala dynasty of Bengal


    Rajyapala or Kamboja-Vamsa-Tilaka was the founder of the Kamboja Pala dynasty of Bengal. This dynasty had ruled over northern and western Bengal. Four rulers of this dynasty are known who ruled, either over north-west Bengal or parts thereof, from second half of tenth century to the first quarter of 11th century. The last...


  • Connection between Kambojas King Sudakshina and Cyrus the Great
  • Connection between Kambojas King Sudakshina and Cyrus the Great


    The Great War of Mahabharat between the Pandavas and the Kauravas happened in 3139 BC and Kamboja King Sudakshina was one among the generals of the Kaurava army in Kurukshetra War. Kamboja King Sudakshina (काम्बोजराज सुदक्षिण) was the ruler of Kamboja Kingdom (काम्बोज साम्राज्य)...



  • Kamboja
  • Kamboja


    The Kamboja–Dvaravati trade route began at the seaport of Dvaravati. It passed through the Anarta region to Madhyamika, a city near Chittor. South of Aravalli, the road reached the Indus River, where it turned north. At Roruka (modern Rodi), the route split in two: one road turned east and followed the river Sarasvati...


  • The Kamboja Kingdom - Sixteen Mahajanapadas
  • The Kamboja Kingdom - Sixteen Mahajanapadas


    Today we present the last of solasa (sixteen) mahajanapadas -- the great states of ancient India. The Kamboja Kingdom has been mentioned in association with the Gandhara Kingdom, the two being located in close proximity to one another in northwest India. Kamboja is also listed along with Darada...



  • Kamboja Kings of Bengal
  • Kamboja Kings of Bengal


    A third branch of these Central Asian Kambojas seems to have migrated eastwards along the Himalayan foothills, hence their notice in the chronicles of Tibet (Kam-po-ji/Kam-po-ce) and Nepal (Kambojadesa). Fifth century CE [[Brahma Purana]] (53/16) mentions Kambojas with Pragjyotisas and Tamraliptikas. Sasanavamsa...


  • Cambyses I - King of Anshan
  • Cambyses I - King of Anshan


    Kambujiya or Cambyses I or Cambyses the Elder, Hindi: काम्बुजिया or कम्बुजिया, Persian: Kabūǰiya (Old Persian: Kambūǰiya, Elamite: Kanbuziya, Akkadian: Kambuziya, Aramaic Knbwzy; c. 600 BC–559 BC) was king of Anshan in Iran from c. 580 to 559 BC and the father of Cyrus...


  • Cyrus the Great - The great Kamboja
  • Cyrus the Great - The great Kamboja


    Cyrus II of Persia (Old Persian: Kuuruusha[6] Kuruš; New Persian: کوروش ; Hindi: कुरुश c. 600 or 576 - 530 BC[7]), commonly known as Cyrus the Great [8] and also known as Cyrus the Elder, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire.[9] Under his rule, the empire embraced all the previous civilized states...