Inscription number 61. Bardula Plates of Maha-Sivagupta- (Regnal) year 9. Maha-Shivagupta was a very powerful king of Panduvamsi dynasty and took special interest in growth of religious and cultural activities of his kingdom. He was son of Maharaja Harshagupta and the queen Vasata. Consequent to the death of Harshagupta during 595 CE, He succeeded the empire. …
Inscription number 60. Adhabhara Plates of Maha-Nannaraja 2. Provenance: Adhabhara, (also spelt as Agbhar and Arbhar,) Sakti Tehsil, Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh. Now in central Museum, Nagpur. Village Adhabhara, (also spelt as Agbhar and Arbhar, about 50 kms from the Sakti Tahsil in Bilaspur District of Madhya Pradesh. Understand that a farmer namely, Bhatku, of …
Inscription number 59. Bonda Plates of Mahasiva Tivara. (Regnal) year 5. Provenance: Bonda, Sarangarh tehsil, Raigarh district. Chhattisgarh Division, Madhya Pradesh. Script: Box-headed variety of central Indian Brahmi. Language: Sanskrit. Metres: V.1: आर्या, V.2: वसन्ततिलका Vv.3, 5, 6, 7, 8 अनुष्टुब V.4 इन्द्रवज्रा. References: D.C. Sircar, Ep.Ind., XXXIV, pp.111-16. Panduvamshi kings like Tivaradeva and Balarjuna, …
PANDAVAS. Pandavas or Panduvamsis ruled Mekala region during the 6th and the 7th centuries. The Panduvamshi kings, worshipped Shiva and were descent from the legendary dynasty of the Pandavas. The Panduvamshis ruled the region, near maikal hills and included parts of Mandla, Shahdol and bilaspur district. Inscription number 58. Bahmani Plates of Bharatabala– (Regnal) year …
Inscription number 57. Mallar Plates of Pravara 2— Regnal Year 3. Provenance: Mallar village, 26 km. from Bilaspur in Madhya Pradesh. Malhar is a small town, of historical importance, located in Chhattisgarh. It is known for the discovery of some ruins of an ancient fort, two restored Shiva temples and a museum with the ruins of …
Inscription number 56. Sarangarh Copper Plates of Maha-Sudeva. Provenance: Sarangarh, Chhattisgarh, Division, Madhya Pradesh. 50 km. from Raigarh on the Bengal-Nagpur Railway. Footnote-1. 1. Only the first two plates, the second of which is engraved on both sides, are preserved. The third plate, bearing five or six lines, is lost. The latter contained, as do …
Sharabhapuriya kings were very religious and worshipped lord vishnu & lord Krishna. They believed in Vaishnavism and undertook all out efforts for spread of Vaishnavaism. Most of the grants in the form of lands, were made by them for construction of sanatana Dharma temples. Inscription number 55. Arang plates of Maha-Sudevaraja (Regnal) Year 8. Provenance: …
Most of the grants of Sarabhapuriya dynasty, were issued by the king Sudevaraja. This means that he was a very generous and prosperous king. As he issued some of these charters from Sripur, it means Sripur must have been capital of his kingdom. With the available evidences, We may assign at least ten years to …
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 …