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Armed Power and Armed Groups in Early Medieval Eastern India: their Characters and Involvement with Rural Power Relations

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26704008
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Research Field History of Asia and Africa
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Furui Ryosuke  東京大学, 東洋文化研究所, 准教授 (60511483)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords東洋史 / 南アジア / 中世初期 / 農村社会 / 従属支配者層 / 武力 / 東インド / 土地保有武人層 / 従属支配者 / 武装集団
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarifies the character of subordinate rulers and the change in power relation between them and the kingship in Bengal between the fifth and thirteenth centuries, namely, the historical process of their emergence, the establishment of their power based on the relation with the kingship focused on military service and the territorial control, the tension and negotiation between the subordinate rulers and the kingship over the construction of religious institutions and donations to them, the Kaivarta rebellion as a result of several contradictions, and the change from the heavy dependence on subordinate rulers to the established royal control in the aftermath of the rebellion. It also explores the possibility of a comparative study with the process of state formation in the early modern Northeast India and contributes to the expansion of primary sources through the edition of new inscriptions and re-edition of published ones.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果は、中世初期ベンガルにおける権力関係の歴史的変化に一貫性を持った解釈枠組を与えるものであり、同時代南アジア他地域における同様の過程、さらには前近代アジア諸地域における重層的政治権力の在り方についても、応用可能性あるいは比較の対象を提供するものである。また、本研究で遂行された新出・既出碑文の校訂・再校訂は、インド学など、歴史学に限らない、南アジア前近代を扱う様々な学術分野に信頼に足る情報源をもたらし、その発展に貢献するものである。

Report

(7 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • Products Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (9 results) (of which Open Access: 4 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Invited: 4 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Social Life: Issues of Varna-Jati System2018

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      A. M. Chowdhury and R. Chakravarti (eds), History of Bangladesh: Early Bengal in Regional Perspectives (up to c. 1200 CE), Vol.2 Society Economy Culture, Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

      Volume: - Pages: 43-70

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Subordinate rulers under the Palas: Their diverse origins and shifting power relation with the king2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Journal Title

      The Indian Economic and Social History Review

      Volume: 54, 3 Issue: 3 Pages: 339-359

    • DOI

      10.1177/0019464617710745

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Bangladesh National Museum Metal Vase Inscription of the Time of Devatideva and its Implications for the Early History of Harikela2017

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Puravritta

      Volume: 2

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report Products Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Ajivikas, Manibhadra and Early History of Eastern Bengal: A New Copperplate Inscription of Vainyagupta and its Implications2016

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland

      Volume: 26 Issue: 4 Pages: 657-681

    • DOI

      10.1017/s1356186315000437

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report 2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Bharat Kala Bhavan Copper Plate Inscription of Rajyapala, year 2: Re-edition and Reinterpretation2016

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Puravritta

      Volume: 1 Pages: 41-56

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Rajibpur Copperplate Inscriptions of Gopala IV and Madanapala2015

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Pratna Samiksha: A Journal of Archaeology, New Series

      Volume: 6 Pages: 39-61

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Characteristics of Kaivarta Rebellion Delineated from the Ramacarita2015

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Proceedings of the Indian History Congress

      Volume: 75 Pages: 93-98

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Variegated Adaptations: State Formation in Bengal from the Fifth to the Seventh Century2015

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Bhairabi Prasad Sahu and Hermann Kulke (eds), Interrogating Political Systems: Integrative Processes and States in Pre-modern India, New Delhi: Manohar

      Volume: - Pages: 255-273

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Ajivikas, Manibhadra and Early History of Eastern Bengal: A New Copper Plate Inscription of Vainyagupta and its Implications2015

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society

      Volume: 未定

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Changing Structure of Political Powers in South Asia: Bengal from the Fifth to the Thirteenth Century2018

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      Lecture at Department of History, University of Delhi
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Changing Patterns of Agrarian Development in Early Medieval North Bengal: A Delineation from the Inscriptions2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      An International Conference on ‘Early Medieval/Medieval’ in Bengal: Transdisciplinary Perspectives in Archaeology with special reference to Bangladesh
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Reading Copper Plate Inscriptions of Bengal: Forms, Formats and Contents2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      Seminar held at Bangladesh National Museum
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Changing Structure of Political Powers in South Asia: Bengal from the Fifth to the Thirteenth Century2017

    • Author(s)
      Ryosuke Furui
    • Organizer
      Paris EFEO Seminar
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Characteristics of Kaivarta Rebellion Delineated from the Ramacarita2014

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Organizer
      Indian History Congress 75th Session
    • Place of Presentation
      Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi, India)
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-28 – 2014-12-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Subordinate Rulers under the Palas: their Diverse Origins and Shifting Power Relation with the King2014

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Organizer
      Occasional Lecture Programme of Department of Ancient History and Culture, University of Calcutta
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Calcutta (Kolkata, India)
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-16
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Land and Society in Early South Asia : Eastern India 400-1250 AD2019

    • Author(s)
      Furui, Ryosuke
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • Related Report
      Products Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2021-07-06  

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