2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Social Formation in Early Medieval Eastern India: Construction of Norms and Negotiation among Social Groups
| Project/Area Number |
22720264
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Asian history
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
FURUI Ryosuke 東京大学, 東洋文化研究所, 准教授 (60511483)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 東洋史 / 南アジア / 東インド / 中世初期 / 社会形成 / 碑文 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research reveals the social change in early medieval Bengal, which would culminate in the formation of casteic social order of the region, namely, the establishment of identity, networks and authority of brahmanas, the organisation of occupational groups and the trial of the former to mould the latter into a hierarchical systematic order. It also gives a suggestion for different processes of social formation in the other East Indian regions. Apart from that, it contributes new evidences to the study of early medieval South Asia through editions and re-editions of the six inscriptions including unpublished ones.
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