Jharkhand: Names Through Different Historical Periods The region known today as Jharkhand has a rich historical legacy, reflected in the various names it has been referred to across different eras. Each name reveals a distinct part of its cultural, geographic, and political history, marking the journey of this mineral-rich land through the ages.
Aitereya Brahmana Pund/Pundra Rigvedic kikat Pradesh Atharvaveda Vratya Mahabharata (In the Digvijaya festival) Pundrik/ Pashubhumi/ Kark Khand Vayu Purana Murand Vishnu Purana Mund Bhagwat Purana Kikkat Pradesh Prayag Prashasthi of Samudragupta Murund Kautiya’s Asthashasarta Murad Early medieval Sanskrit literature Kalind Desh
The 1st literary mention of Jharkhand Pradesh is found in Aitereya Brahmana . Ptolemy Mundal Fa-Hien Kukkatlad Hiuen Tsang Ki-lo-na-su-ka-la-na
Hiuen Tsang has addressed the Rajmahal area under the name of Ki-Chin-Kai-la .13th Century Copperplate Inscription Jharkhand Kabir’s Couplets/ Padmavat (Composed by Jayasi) Jharkhand Tarik-e-Firozshahi Jharkhand Tarikh-e-Bangla Jharkhand Siyar-ul-Mutakhreen Jharkhand Akbarnama Jharkhand Copperplate Inscription of Narasimhadeva II Jharkhand Ain-i-Akbari Kokra/Khakraha Tuzuk-e-Jahangiri Khokarha Mughal Period Kokrah
The 1st archaeological evidence of the word “Jharkhand ” is found in a copper plate of the 13th century. At the time of British government rule, this region was addressed as Chotanagpur by the East India Company.
