AULIKARAS OF DASAPURA. The Aulikaras were the rulers of western Malwa (the northwest of Central India). They were an ancient India’s tribal clan from the Maurya period. They emerged as rulers between the 4th-century CE and 6th-century CE. in the Malwa region of central India near mandsaur, Western Madhya Pradesh, Southeastern Rajasthan and Northeastern Gujarat. Two …
Inscription number 26. Indore copper-plate Grant of Bhulunda – (Gupta) years 38 and 77 (357 A.D. and 396 AD.) Provenance: Most probably some place in Indore district. Script: Western variety of Brahmi of the southern class. Language: Sanskrit. References: G.S. Gai, Ep.Ind, XXXVIII, pp-243-46. An ancient dynasty of khandesh Dr. D. R. Bhandarkar had obtained …
Inscription number 25. Indore Grant of Maharaja Svamidesa -(Gupta) year 67 (=386-87 A.D.) The right of subinfeudation that is not only cultivate the land oneself but also be able to get it cultivated by someone else has been mentioned in this indore inscription. Indore occupies an important place in the ancient history of India. It …
Inscription number 24 Halsi (Kapoli) Plates of Asankita-varman (Regnal) Year 5.. Provenance: Halsi, Khan pur taluk, Belgaum district, Karnataka. Script: Southern Brahmi of 6th or 7th Century A.D. Language: Sanskrit. References: A.M. Annigeri, Ep.Ind, XXXI, pp-234-36. The charter purports to record the gift of the village of Vamsavataka situated in the tract of Sollunduraka-seventy in …
Arga Plates of Bhoja Kapali-varman. As we are aware that Goa was ruled by several dynasties over last few centuries, we must know that the port city Gopakapattana, gave the modern state Goa, its name. The name Gopakapattana had first appeared in the Panjim copper plates of Kadamba King Jayakeshi 1 (1050 to 1080 CE), …
SOUTH-WESTERN INDIA. THE BHOJAS. Goa was ruled by various sanatna dharma rulers. They were: the Bhojas, Satavahanas, Kshatrapas, Abhiras, Traikutakas of Konkan, Kalachuris, Mauryas of Konkan, Chalukyas of Badami, Shilaharas, Goa Shilaharas, Kadambas, Vijayanagara etc. King Devaraya is the earliest known ruler of the Bhoja dynasty of Chandrapur. He may be placed somewhere in the …
THE VISHNUKUNDINS. Vishnukundinas kings were followers of Hinduism and had established several institutes for Vedic learnings. They encouraged learned hindus by gifting them with developed land resources for building institutions, temples etc. Indra Bhattaraka established many schools for imparting education on Vedic literature. From the time of the accession of Madhava-Varma to the empire, vedic …
WESTERN CHALUKYAS. There were three distinct, but related Chalukya dynasties. 1. Badami Chalukyas: The earliest Chalukyas with their capital at Badami (Vatapi) in Karnataka. . 2. Eastern Chalukyas: Emerged after the death of Pulakesin II in Eastern Deccan with capital at Vengi. 3. Western Chalukyas: The Chalukya dynasty was established by Pulakeshin I in 543. Pulakeshin I …
Coins and inscriptions of following rulers of the dynasty are found from Chattisgarh, odisha region. Their territories included the areas around Bastar, Koraput, pushkari etc. 1. Varaha-raja 2. Arthapati-Bhattaraka 3. Bhavadatta-varman 4. Skanda-varman Some gold coins suggest the existence of two other Nala rulers, Nandanaraja, and Stambha. Skandavarman, the second son of Bhavadatta-varman, who was …
Inscription number 17. Kesaribeda Plates of Arthapati Bhattaraka. Regnal year 7. Provenance: A Forest adjoining the village Kesaribeda, Koraput district. orissa. There are two ancient villages in Koraput-sub-division; one is in the Dasmanthpur area (on hills) called Paiko Puki. The other place near to Perata village and very close to Koraput town, which is known …