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Samant Chauhan
Samant may refer to: * Samanta, a title used in ancient and medieval India * Samantray, a surname of Indian people * Samant (Doti), a title of the feudal kings from Doti region in present-day Nepal People with the surname Samant: * Bal Samant, Indian writer * Dutta Samant, Indian politician * Keshav Samant, Indian contract bridge player * Mohan Samant, Indian painter * Mohan Narayan Rao Samant, Indian naval officer * Rajeev Samant, Indian businessman * Satvasheela Samant, Indian linguist * Uday Samant, Indian politician * Vaishali Samant, Indian playback singer * Vinayak Samant, Indian cricketer See also *Samantabhadra (other) *Sawantwadi (other) *Savant (other) *Samantasimha (other) *Samantaraja, a king of medieval northern India {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samanta
Samanta was a title and position used in the history of the Indian subcontinent between 4th and 12th centuryThe Journal of the Bihar Research Society, Volumes 69–70, p.77 to denote a vassal, feudal lord or tributary chief. The leader of 100 village also popularly known as jagirdar. The term roughly translates to ''neighbor''. The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in India and Medieval India. The institution is known to have existed prior to the Gupta period, though details on them are vague. A Pallava inscription dating to the time of Santivarman (AD 455–470) uses the term ''Samanta-Chudamanayah'' (best feudatories).Indian Hist (Opt), by Reddy, p.A-415 The Samanta in South India was used to mean a vassal to an emperor. In North India, the earliest use of the term in a similar sense was in Bengal in the Barabar Hill Cave Inscription of the Maukhari Chief, Anantavarman (dating to the 6th century AD) in which his father i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |