Ryosuke Furui
Biographic Data
| ID | 707000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ryosuke Furui |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ryosuke |
| FAMILY NAME | Furui |
| SIGNATURE | FURUI R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Subordinate rulers under the P–alas: Their diverse origins and shifting power relation with the king
The political formation in early medieval North India was characterised by subordinate rulers who were indispensable components of a monarchical state of the period. Their agency and power relations with the kingship had critical bearings on the early medieval history of Bengal under the Pālas. The epigraphical sources and the Rāmacarita of Sandhyākaranandin show diverse origins of the subordinate rulers, who got the position through their associ…
Ājīvikas, Maṇibhadra and Early History of Eastern Bengal: A New Copperplate Inscription of Vainyagupta and its Implications
A new copperplate inscription of Vainyagupta, to be presented in this article, is important as one of the rare sources that provide a glimpse of the later history of the Ājīvikas. It also tells us about their worship of Maṇibhadra, one of the eminent yakṣas, with interesting information on his iconography. Finally, it gives us some insights into the early history of Samataṭa, a subregion of Bengal on its eastern fringe, as it includes a copy of t…
Brahmanas in Early Medieval Bengal: Construction of their Identity, Networks and Authority
Brāhmaṇas occupied a unique position in the history of South Asia, leaving inerasable imprints on its social and cultural fabrics. We tend to take their presence and authority in the society for granted. However, they and their actions were embedded in the historical context of particular space and time, in which diverse power relations existed among social groups with different economic and cultural backgrounds. What should be studied is a proce…
Merchant groups in early medieval Bengal: With special reference to the Rajbhita stone inscription of the time of Mahīpāla I, Year 33
Recent epigraphic discoveries shed new light on merchant groups in early medieval Bengal, a region whose history in the period from the mid-sixth to the thirteenth centuries is shrouded in obscurity. The present article attempts to provide a better delineation of this history with additional information from new inscriptions, and presents a transcription, translation and discussion of the Rajbhita stone inscription which records the activity of a…
Indian Museum Copper Plate Inscription of Dharmapala, Year 26: Tentative Reading and Study
A new copper plate inscription of Dharmapāla currently kept in the Indian Museum, Kolkata, had been known to a circle of scholars for some time since its discovery. However, its reading and study have just started recently. The present article is probably the first attempt to transcribe, edit, and study the whole inscription. The inscription records the donation of uncertain numbers of land plots in several settlements in Koṭīvarṣa-viṣaya of Puṇḍ…
A New Copper Plate Inscription of Gopala II
(2008). A New Copper Plate Inscription of Gopala II. South Asian Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 67-75
The Rural World of an Agricultural Text: A Study on the Krsiparāśara
This article aims at exploring the potential of the Krsiparāśara, a Sanskrit agricultural work, for understanding the rural society of early medieval eastern India through dense readings by refixing it into its social context. The structure shows the character of the text as an agricultural manual. The composer and intended audience of the text may have been local brāhmanas or similar local literate groups with a rural social background and invol…
A New Copper Plate Inscription of Gopala II
(2008). A New Copper Plate Inscription of Gopala II. South Asian Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 67-75
Merchant groups in early medieval Bengal: With special reference to the Rajbhita stone inscription of the time of Mahīpāla I, Year 33
Recent epigraphic discoveries shed new light on merchant groups in early medieval Bengal, a region whose history in the period from the mid-sixth to the thirteenth centuries is shrouded in obscurity. The present article attempts to provide a better delineation of this history with additional information from new inscriptions, and presents a transcription, translation and discussion of the Rajbhita stone inscription which records the activity of a…
Indian Museum Copper Plate Inscription of Dharmapala, Year 26: Tentative Reading and Study
A new copper plate inscription of Dharmapāla currently kept in the Indian Museum, Kolkata, had been known to a circle of scholars for some time since its discovery. However, its reading and study have just started recently. The present article is probably the first attempt to transcribe, edit, and study the whole inscription. The inscription records the donation of uncertain numbers of land plots in several settlements in Koṭīvarṣa-viṣaya of Puṇḍ…
Subordinate rulers under the P–alas: Their diverse origins and shifting power relation with the king
The political formation in early medieval North India was characterised by subordinate rulers who were indispensable components of a monarchical state of the period. Their agency and power relations with the kingship had critical bearings on the early medieval history of Bengal under the Pālas. The epigraphical sources and the Rāmacarita of Sandhyākaranandin show diverse origins of the subordinate rulers, who got the position through their associ…
Ājīvikas, Maṇibhadra and Early History of Eastern Bengal: A New Copperplate Inscription of Vainyagupta and its Implications
A new copperplate inscription of Vainyagupta, to be presented in this article, is important as one of the rare sources that provide a glimpse of the later history of the Ājīvikas. It also tells us about their worship of Maṇibhadra, one of the eminent yakṣas, with interesting information on his iconography. Finally, it gives us some insights into the early history of Samataṭa, a subregion of Bengal on its eastern fringe, as it includes a copy of t…
The Rural World of an Agricultural Text: A Study on the Krsiparāśara
This article aims at exploring the potential of the Krsiparāśara, a Sanskrit agricultural work, for understanding the rural society of early medieval eastern India through dense readings by refixing it into its social context. The structure shows the character of the text as an agricultural manual. The composer and intended audience of the text may have been local brāhmanas or similar local literate groups with a rural social background and invol…
The Rural World of an Agricultural Text: A Study on the Krsiparāśara
This article aims at exploring the potential of the Krsiparāśara, a Sanskrit agricultural work, for understanding the rural society of early medieval eastern India through dense readings by refixing it into its social context. The structure shows the character of the text as an agricultural manual. The composer and intended audience of the text may have been local brāhmanas or similar local literate groups with a rural social background and invol…
A New Copper Plate Inscription of Gopala II
(2008). A New Copper Plate Inscription of Gopala II. South Asian Studies: Vol. 24, No. 1, pp. 67-75
Indian Museum Copper Plate Inscription of Dharmapala, Year 26: Tentative Reading and Study
A new copper plate inscription of Dharmapāla currently kept in the Indian Museum, Kolkata, had been known to a circle of scholars for some time since its discovery. However, its reading and study have just started recently. The present article is probably the first attempt to transcribe, edit, and study the whole inscription. The inscription records the donation of uncertain numbers of land plots in several settlements in Koṭīvarṣa-viṣaya of Puṇḍ…
Brahmanas in Early Medieval Bengal: Construction of their Identity, Networks and Authority
Brāhmaṇas occupied a unique position in the history of South Asia, leaving inerasable imprints on its social and cultural fabrics. We tend to take their presence and authority in the society for granted. However, they and their actions were embedded in the historical context of particular space and time, in which diverse power relations existed among social groups with different economic and cultural backgrounds. What should be studied is a proce…
Merchant groups in early medieval Bengal: With special reference to the Rajbhita stone inscription of the time of Mahīpāla I, Year 33
Recent epigraphic discoveries shed new light on merchant groups in early medieval Bengal, a region whose history in the period from the mid-sixth to the thirteenth centuries is shrouded in obscurity. The present article attempts to provide a better delineation of this history with additional information from new inscriptions, and presents a transcription, translation and discussion of the Rajbhita stone inscription which records the activity of a…
Ājīvikas, Maṇibhadra and Early History of Eastern Bengal: A New Copperplate Inscription of Vainyagupta and its Implications
A new copperplate inscription of Vainyagupta, to be presented in this article, is important as one of the rare sources that provide a glimpse of the later history of the Ājīvikas. It also tells us about their worship of Maṇibhadra, one of the eminent yakṣas, with interesting information on his iconography. Finally, it gives us some insights into the early history of Samataṭa, a subregion of Bengal on its eastern fringe, as it includes a copy of t…
Subordinate rulers under the P–alas: Their diverse origins and shifting power relation with the king
The political formation in early medieval North India was characterised by subordinate rulers who were indispensable components of a monarchical state of the period. Their agency and power relations with the kingship had critical bearings on the early medieval history of Bengal under the Pālas. The epigraphical sources and the Rāmacarita of Sandhyākaranandin show diverse origins of the subordinate rulers, who got the position through their associ…
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