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Inscription Number 88 Pali Copper-plate Grant of Maharaja Lakshmana. Provenance: Village Pali, Close to Kosam, (Ancient Kausambi) Karari, Pargana Manjhanpur Tehsil, Prayagraj district. Script: Nail headed Brahmi of the Northern class of the 5th-6th centuries A.D. Language: Sanskrit. Metres: Vv 1-3: श्लोक अनुष्टुभ References: A. Fuhrer, Ep.Ind, II, pp-363 -65. Footnote 1. From the facsimile …

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Inscription number 83. Siroli Inscription of sarva-varman. Provenance: Left side of the bridle path leading from the village siroli to the temple of Anasuyadevi, District and tehsil Chamoli, Uttara Pradesh. Language: Sanskrit. Script: Brahami of Northern class of the middle of the 6th century A.D. References: G.S. Gai, Ep.Ind. . XXXVIII, pp.57-58. Sarvavarman was a king …

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Early Maukhari rulers had marriage alliances with later guptas, and were in friendly terms with Guptas. Ishanavarman’s mother, Devi Upagupta was from Gupta dynasty , and had married Ishvara-varman. However, Maukharis subsequently started to asserting their sovereignty. Ishanavarman became hostile to several overlords of Magadha & conquered them & revived the Maukhari power. He was a …

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MAUKHARIS of RAJASTHAN, UP AND BIHAR The Maukhari dynasty controlled vast territories of Rajasthan, UP and Bihar, of Ganga-Yamuna during post-Gupta period, from their capital at Kannauj. They had earlier served as vassals of the Guptas and later of Harsh Vardhana dynasty. The Maukharis established their independence during the mid 6th century. The Maukharis ruled …

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Inscription number 78 Sankheda copper-plate of Samvat 346 (= AD. 595-96) Provenance: Not recorded. Possibly, Sanikheda, near Baroda, Gujrat. This is only the second plate of the grant and does not contain the genealogical and other personal details of the ruler. The occurrence of the official designation Bhogika, (In addition to the Minister for Peace …

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Inscription Number 77:- Kalachhala Fragmentary Copper-plate Grant of Isvararata. Provanance: Kalachhala, near Karali, 16 kms, west of Chhota Udaipur, Kathiawar. Kathiawar is a peninsula and part of Saurashtra region on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujrat. It is surrounded on the north by the wetland of the Rann of Kutch, on the northwest by the Gulf of …

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Kalachuris and their Subordinates The Kalachuris were an Indian dynasty that ruled in west-central India between 6th and 7th centuries. They are also known as Haihayas. The Kalachuri territory included parts of present-day Gujrat Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra. Their capital was located at Mahishmati. Epigraphic and numismatic evidence suggests that the earliest of the Ellora and Elephanta …

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The Charter (i.e instrument of customary laws) of Vishnusena, from the sixth century Inscriptions, was a pact made by the merchants of Lohata (Gujarat) with Vishnusena. It was called “achara-sthiti-patra” (Charter of Ethical Behaviour). Vishnusena inscribed it on a copper plate. In it was listed how no official could board or lodge with people for …

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Inscription number 72. Palitana copper-plates of Dharasena 2, (Gupta-Valabhi) year 252 (571-72 AD.). Provenance: Exact spot not known. The plates were acquired from a gardner of Palitana. They now belong to Mohanjodaro, A New Delhi firm. Script: Western variety of Brahmi of the Southern Class. Language: Sanskrit Reference: G. S. Gai and P.R sinivasan, Ep.nd, …

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The Maitraka dynasty had ruled over Gujarat from the 475 to 770 A D. The founder of Maitraka dynasty, was Senapati Bhatarka, who was a military governor of Saurashtra peninsula under the Gupta Empire. He had established himself as the independent ruler of Gujarat. The first two Maitraka rulers Bhatarka and Dharasena 1. used the …

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