Historical Record
A significant hint for the antiquity of the Kokborok language can be found in the following lines in the "Rajmala", the chronicle written now in Bengali of the Kings of Tripura, which mentions that "Rajmala" was first written in Kokborok:-
" Purbe Rajmala chhilo Tripur bhashate, Payar Gathilo sob sokole bhujhite, Su-bhashate Dharmaraje Rajmala Koilo, Rajmala boliya lockete hoilo." - Rajmala - 2nd part, Dharma Manikya Chapter, page 6.The meaning of the quotation is - the Rajmala had been in Tripur language earlier. As ordered by the king Dharma Manikya, the chronicle was translated or written afresh in elegant language, i.e. in Bengali in the 14th century AD.
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