The Dayabhaga system of Hindu law, which is followed in Bengal region of the country, was written by___?

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The Dayabhāga is a Hindu law treatise on inheritance, authored by Jīmūtavāhana in the 12th century. Under British colonial rule, this text was recognized as the principal legal authority on succession in Bengal, Assam, and parts of eastern India, guiding judicial decisions until the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 began supplanting it .

Key distinctions from the more widespread Mitākṣarā school included:

Inheritance rights: Under Dayabhāga, sons inherit only after the father’s death, not at birth, unlike Mitākṣarā .
Widow\'s rights: A childless widow could inherit under Dayabhāga—another departure from the Mitākṣarā approach .

Thus, during the British era, Dayabhāga indeed held the position of the strongest authority in courts within its jurisdiction.

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Jimutavahana The Dayabhāga is a Hindu law treatise on inheritance, authored by Jīmūtavāhana in the 12th century. Under British colonial rule, this text was recognized as the principal legal authority on succession in Bengal, Assam, and parts of eastern India, guiding judicial decisions until the Hindu Succession Act of 1956 began supplanting it .

Key distinctions from the more widespread Mitākṣarā school included:

Inheritance rights: Under Dayabhāga, sons inherit only after the father’s death, not at birth, unlike Mitākṣarā .
Widow\'s rights: A childless widow could inherit under Dayabhāga—another departure from the Mitākṣarā approach .

Thus, during the British era, Dayabhāga indeed held the position of the strongest authority in courts within its jurisdiction.

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