Inscription number 53. Sirpur Plates of Maha-Sudevaraja – Regnal Year 7. Provenance: Sirpur, Raipur district, Madhya Pradesh. Script: Box-headed variety of central Indian Brahmi. Language: Sanskrit. During the reign of Sarabhapuriya dynasty, Sirpur was developed, as a big city. It is now being regarded as most important cultural & historical place by scholars of ancient …
Inscription number 52. Nahna Copper-plate of Maha-Sudeva – Regnal year 2. This copper-plate grant of Maha-Sudeva, son of Durga alias Manamatra, was issued from Sarabhapura, and records the grant of two villages, in Navannaka, i.e kshitimanda ahara and Sambilaka. The year mentioned in the inscription, is in regnal years which do not provide us adequate …
Inscription number 51. Mallar Plates of Pravara 1 and Vyaghraraja. -Year 41 of Pravara 1. Provenance: Mallar, 26 kms from Bilaspur, Madhya Pradesh. Genealogical table of Sarabhapura dynasty. (vide, their copper-charter seals and the present inscription) 1 Sarabha 2. Narendra son of Sarabha 3. Prasanna or Prasannamatra son of Narendra. 4. Jaya son of Prasanna …
Inscription number 50. Mallar Plates of Maha Jayaraja, Regnal year 9. Provenance: Mallar, Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh. Script: Box -headed variety of Southern Brahmi. Language: Sanskrit. Metres: V.1- वसंन्ततिलका V.2- इन्द्रवज्रा VV.3-5- श्लोक अनुष्टुब References G. Bhattacharya and M. Sivayya, Ep.Ind. XXXIV, pp. 28-31. Footnote-1. 1. From the facsimile in Ep.Ind.. XXIV. 2. The medial …
Inscription number 49. Mallar Plates of Maha-Jayaraja –(Regnal year 5) Provenance: Mallar, Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh, Script: Box-headed variety of Central Indian Brahmi. Language: Sanskrit. Malhar or Mallala or Mallala-pattana is a town, which is bound by three rivers, the Arpa to the west, the Lilagara to the east, and the Sivanatha to its south. …
Inscription number 48. Amgura Plates of Maha-Jayaraja (Regnal) year 3. (6th century A, D.). Provenance: Amgura village, Khariar sub division, Kalahandi district. Script: Box-headed variety of central Indian Brahmi. Language: Sanskrit. Amgura is a small village in Khariar sub division of Kalahandi District. Kalahandi town was founded during ancient times & was a part of …
Inscription number 47. Kurud Plates of Narendra, Regnal year – 24. Sarabhapura dynasty was known consequent to discovery of many copper-plate grants, which were issued from Sarabhapura and Sripura (modern Sirpur). .Gold coins belonging to a ruler of this dynasty were also found. All the grants made by this dynasity were written in Sanskrit using …
KINGS OF SARABHAPURASarabhapura dynasty ruled parts of Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, during 5th and 6th centuries. The earliest known kings of this dynasty were vassals of Gupta empire but consequent to weakening of Gupta empire, they became independent. Sarabha father of Maharaja Narendra, was the first king, who can be regarded as a founder of this dynasty …
Inscription number 45. Gwalior stone Inscription of Mihirakula (515-45 A.D.) -Regnal Year 15. This Inscription was found on the wall in the porch of a Sun temple in the Gwalior fort. It was delivered to the Imperial Museum at Calcutta, subsequently. This Inscription records construction of a sun temple, by Huna king Mihirakula. The shrine …
This Kura inscription is a Buddhist record, referring to the donation of a Buddhist Vihara, made by Toramana Shahi Jauvla, for the acceptance of the Congregation of Bhikshus and teachers of Mahisa-saka School. Toramana Shahi Jauvla, was a king of the Alchon Huns who ruled in North West India, North India and Central India during 5th …