Harikela

Ancient Political Divisions

Harikela (Bengali: হরিকেল) was an ancient kingdom located in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent. Originally, it was an independent township of ancient eastern Bengal,[1] which had a continuous existence of about 500 years.[2] The state of Harikal consisted of present-day Sylhet and Chittagong divisions of Bangladesh, as well as parts of the Tripura state of India.[3]

  1. ^ হরিকেল জনপদ (in Bengali).
  2. ^ Kanungo, Suniti Bhushan (2016). History of the Ancient Harikele State and Central Chittagong. Nandan Bookstore. Page 4, 21.
  3. ^ প্রাচীন বাংলার জনপদসমূহ | (in Bengali).