Chandan River

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Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

Location of Chandan River in Bhagalpur district

Chandan River (चन्दन नदी) flows near the city of Bhagalpur in the state of Bihar, India. It has been identified as probably being the river Champa on whose banks was located the ancient city of Champa, capital of the Anga mahajanapada. It would have then also been a border between Anga and its neighbour, Magadha.[1]

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चन्दन नदी

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[2] ने लेख किया है ...चन्दन नदी (AS, p.314) अंगमगध की सीमा जिला (संथाल परगना, बिहार) पर बहने वाली नदी. यह गंगा की सहायक नदी है. वाल्मीकि रामायण किष्किंधा कांड 40,20 में इसी का उल्लेख जान पड़ता है.

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References

  1. Singh, Upinder (2009). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. p. 262. ISBN 9788131716779.
  2. Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.314