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king. However, epigraphic analysis of the Nidhanpur copper plates demonstrates that these early Indo-Aryan settlers migrated from Mithila (modern Bihar/Nepal border) rather than being of native Kamrupi origin. The inscription records that these settling Brahmins explicitly designated themselves as "Maithilas" and adhered to the socio-religious laws of the Mithila school. Following the conclusion of Kamarupa's administration, the Srihatta region was ruled for nearly seven centuries by various Bengal-centric polities--including the Chandra, Pala,

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