Caṇḍeśvara Ṭhakkura

Caṇḍeśvara Thakkura was a Maithili-language author, and political theorist during the 14th century. He served as minister for peace and war and chief judge in the court of Harisimhadeva who was the last King of the Karnat dynasty of Mithila in modern-day northern Bihar of India and parts of Southern Nepal.[1]

Among his most notable works was the Rājanītiratnākara, a treatise on organising the state.[2] Further to this, he also wrote a set of seven books that dealt with issues relating to the law among other themes. These were titled the Krityaratnākara, Dānaratnākara, Vyavahāraratnākara, Śuddhiratnākara, Pūjāratnākara, Vivādaratnākara, and Gṛihastharatnākara. Together, these books are referred to as Saptaratnākara.[2]

Primary sources from the time describe him as a great diplomat and a successful minister who participated in battles against mlecchas (possibly referring to Muslim invasions).[3]

Family

Candesvara was among a long line of members of his family who were also learned, scholars who worked in the Karnat court. He was the cousin of Jayadatta who was the grandfather of the famous Vidyapati who worked in the court of the Oiniwar dynasty a century after Candesvara's time. Candesvara was also the grandson of another famous scholar, Devāditya Ṭhakkura who was described as a "minister for War and Peace" in the court of the Karnat dynasty.[2]

Candesvara most likely became a minister for peace and war for Harisimhadeva in 1310 C.E.[4]

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References
  1. Swagata P. Pandit (2003). "A Discussion about the Rare Quotes from Caṇḍeśvara Thakkura's Rajanitiratnakara". Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. 84: 33–41. JSTOR 41694748.
  2. Pankaj Jha (20 November 2018). A Political History of Literature: Vidyapati and the Fifteenth Century. OUP India. pp. 49–60. ISBN 978-0-19-909535-3.
  3. Radhakrishna Choudhary (1970). History of Muslim Rule in Tirhut, 1206-1765, A.D. Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. p. 48.
  4. Ram Gopal Sharma (1966). "Rajanitiratnakara, A Medieval Sanskrit Text on Politics". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 28: 195–201. JSTOR 44140426.
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