Jharkhand literary sources


There are 2 types of literary sources of Jharkhand they are Religious and Non-Religious. Religious sources.
  • Bhagwadpuran Jharkhand is termed as ' Kikkat Pradesh'
  • Vedic age Jharkhand is termed as ' Kikkat Pradesh'.
  • Later vedic  age  Jharkhand  is  termed as ' Vratya Pradesh'.
  • 'Vayu Purana'  Jharkhand  is  termed as Murand.
  • Vishnu Purana Jharkhand  is  termed as Mund.
  • Digvijay parab of Maharashtra Jharkhand is termed as 'Pundaric desh' /Pashubhumi /Karkkhand/ Arkkhand.
  • Jharkhand is also mentioned in 'Markandeya Purana'.
  • Jharkhand name was used  for  the first time in Aitaray Brahman (Pundr).
  • 23rd Tirthankar of Jains Parsvanath's  liberation  took  place at Parasnath hill in 8th century BC Jharkhand.
Non- Religious sources.
  • Prayag prashasti of  Samudra Gupta  Jharkhand is termed as Murund
  • Mughal age  Jharkhand  is termed as Kukra or Khukhara.
  •  Ain-i-Akbari and Akbarnama Jharkhand was termed as Kokra and Khankarah.
  •  Tujuk-e-Jehangiri  Jharkhand was termed  as Khokhara.
  • Potelmy mentioned the name Jharkhand as Mundal.
  •  Huen Tsang used name 'Ki - Lo - Na - Su - Fa - La - Na' for Jharkhand.
  •  Jharkhand is also  mentioned in Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi by Shamz-i-Siraj ,Padmavat by  Malik Mohammed Jayasi ,Tabaqat-i-Akbari by  Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Ahmad.
  •  Fa - Hiaen named Chhotanagpur as Kukkud land.
  •  Huen Tsang named Chhotanagpur as             'Ki - Ching - Kai - Law'.
  •  Chhotanagpur region in  Akbarnama is termed as Jharkhand.


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