Veer Hambir
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Veer Hambir, also known as Bir Hambir, was the ruler of the kingdom of Bishnupur in south-western Bengal from 1565-1620. He adopted Vaishnavism
as the primary religious sect of his realm.
Vaishnavism
Vaishnavism is a tradition of Hinduism, distinguished from other schools by its worship of Vishnu, or his associated Avatars such as Rama and Krishna, as the original and supreme God....
as the primary religious sect of his realm.
Sources
- website on Bankura
- Kumkum Chatterjee. "Cultural flows and cosmopolitanism in Mughal India : The Bishnupur Kingdom" in Indian Economic and Social History Review Vol. 46 (2009), p. 147-182.