Hans T Bakker
Biographic Data
| ID | 5791146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hans T Bakker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hans T |
| FAMILY NAME | Bakker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKKER H T |
| AFFILIATIONS | 1British Museum |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A Ruler Named Prabhākara. Sigillary and Epigraphic Evidence
The name Prabhākara features in a lapis intaglio seal of unknown provenance, recently published on the research platform Zenodo, and in a stone inscription of Dattabhaṭa, which was found in Mandasor (Western Malwa), dating from ad 467/ 68. The article explores the possibility that both pieces of evidence refer to one and the same Ruler (bhūmipati) Prabhākara. According to the inscription, Prabhākara ruled Western Malwa as a feudatory of the Gupta…
The Sasanian and Gupta empires and their struggle against the Huns
The Alkhan
Holy Ground: Where Art and Text Meet
The selected and revised articles in this volume by Hans Bakker deal with Indian culture, religion and history: Hinduism, epigraphy, archaeology, iconography in combination with Sanskrit textual studies. The studies focus on the Skandapurana, Vakataka—Gupta history, Ramtek (Ramagiri), Mansar, Ayodhya, Benares, pilgrimage and holy places (tirtha). Readership: All interested in the cultural history of Northern India of the classical and medieval pe…
The Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā. The Earliest Surviving Śaiva Tantra. Vol. 1. Critical edition & annotated translation of the Mūlasūtra, Uttarasūtra & Nayasūtra, by Dominic Goodall, in collaboration with Ale…
The Quest for the Pāśupata Weapon
This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva’s entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif t…
Monuments to the Dead in Ancient North India
The Vākāṭaka Heritage
In what is often considered to be the heyday of classical Indian culture, the 4th and 5th centuries AD, the dynasty of the Vākāṭakas emerged as one of the major patrons of religion and art. Covering the greater part of the northern Deccan, the Vākāṭaka kingdoms were situated at the crossroads of the main north-south and west-east caravan routes. This situation in the heart of the South-Asian subcontinent may partly explain the prosperity of the V…
Monuments to the Dead in Ancient North India
The Vākāṭaka Heritage
In what is often considered to be the heyday of classical Indian culture, the 4th and 5th centuries AD, the dynasty of the Vākāṭakas emerged as one of the major patrons of religion and art. Covering the greater part of the northern Deccan, the Vākāṭaka kingdoms were situated at the crossroads of the main north-south and west-east caravan routes. This situation in the heart of the South-Asian subcontinent may partly explain the prosperity of the V…
The Vākāṭaka Heritage
In what is often considered to be the heyday of classical Indian culture, the 4th and 5th centuries AD, the dynasty of the Vākāṭakas emerged as one of the major patrons of religion and art. Covering the greater part of the northern Deccan, the Vākāṭaka kingdoms were situated at the crossroads of the main north-south and west-east caravan routes. This situation in the heart of the South-Asian subcontinent may partly explain the prosperity of the V…
Monuments to the Dead in Ancient North India
The Quest for the Pāśupata Weapon
This article offers a new iconographic reading of the sixth-century architrave of the gateway of the Mahādeva Temple at ancient Madhyamikā (Nagarī). It is argued that the eastern and western face of the architrave should be read in conjunction. The eastern face shows Śiva’s entry as a naked mendicant into the Devadāruvana, while the western face depicts the Kirātārjunīya, a story that is foreshadowed in the panels of the eastern face. The motif t…
The Niśvāsatattvasaṃhitā. The Earliest Surviving Śaiva Tantra. Vol. 1. Critical edition & annotated translation of the Mūlasūtra, Uttarasūtra & Nayasūtra, by Dominic Goodall, in collaboration with Ale…
Holy Ground: Where Art and Text Meet
The selected and revised articles in this volume by Hans Bakker deal with Indian culture, religion and history: Hinduism, epigraphy, archaeology, iconography in combination with Sanskrit textual studies. The studies focus on the Skandapurana, Vakataka—Gupta history, Ramtek (Ramagiri), Mansar, Ayodhya, Benares, pilgrimage and holy places (tirtha). Readership: All interested in the cultural history of Northern India of the classical and medieval pe…
The Alkhan
A Ruler Named Prabhākara. Sigillary and Epigraphic Evidence
The name Prabhākara features in a lapis intaglio seal of unknown provenance, recently published on the research platform Zenodo, and in a stone inscription of Dattabhaṭa, which was found in Mandasor (Western Malwa), dating from ad 467/ 68. The article explores the possibility that both pieces of evidence refer to one and the same Ruler (bhūmipati) Prabhākara. According to the inscription, Prabhākara ruled Western Malwa as a feudatory of the Gupta…
The Sasanian and Gupta empires and their struggle against the Huns
Eurasian Exchange Networks (7 works) · History (6 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Archaeology (3 works) · History (3 works) · Iconography (3 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (3 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works)