Inscription number 64 Palitana Plates of Dhruvasena 1, Gupta year 20, (526-27 AD.) Provenance: Palitana, Gujrat. (Now in the possession of Murni Punya-vijaya-ji of Ahmedabad) Script: Western variety of Southern Brahmi. Language: Sanskrit References: HG. shastri, Journal of Oriental Institute, Baroda, XII, pp.51- 54, G.S. Pai and P,R. Srinivasan, Ep-Ind, XXXVII, pp.167-70. Footnote 1 1. …
Inscription number 60. Kathhiawad Plate of Dhruvasena 1, (Gupta-Valalhi) Year 206 ( 525-26 A.D.) Provenance: Some unrecorded place in Kathiawad, Gujrat.Kathiawad means the land of the kathis a Kshatriya caste, who migrated to the region in the 8th century and controlled the southwestern peninsula of contemporary Gujarat. Kathis were spread out in the entire region …
Dhruvasena 1, the younger brother of Dronasimha, was the third son of Bhatarka. During his rule, Yashodharman of Malwa had defeated Harisena of the Vakataka dynasty, as well as the Huna king Mihirakula. Therefore he had to rule as a subordinate king of . Yashodharman. Maitrakas were followers of Lord Siva, while Dhruvasena himself is called ‘Paramabhagavata’, the great Vaishṇava, though He was liberal in …
The Maitraka dynasty, comprised Kayastha Kshatriya community. They were followers of shaivism. They ruled western India from 475 to approximately 800 CE Maitrakas were presumably Kshatriyas and their origin was Mitra dynasty, which, had once ruled region around Mathura. Consequent to the fall of Gupta Empire, Maitraka dynasty was founded by Senapati Bhatarka, the then governor of Saurashtra under Gupta Empire. He declared …
Inscription number 57 Abhona Plates of Sankaragana (Kalachuri samvat 347. (595 AD.) This Inscription provides an earliest record of Kalachuris as the successor of Sankaragana, (Buddharaja) was defeated by the Chalukyan king Pulakesin and the Kalachuris were reduced to a state of servitude. This Inscription fills a gap of ancient India’s history as until now, …
Inscription number 56. Surat Plates of Vyaghrasena (Kalachuri) year 241 (490 or491 AD.) (Traikutaka era, is also called as Kalachuri or Chedi era) Provenance: Surat, Saurashtra. Script: Brahmi, early Southern type Language: Sanskrit References: E. Hulzsch, Ep.Ind. XI, pp-219-22. Traikuta rule of Aparanta or Konkan began in A.D. 248. Traikuta era, also concided with Abhira Ishwarasena rule. …
The Traikutakas. The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Indian kings who ruled between 400 and 550 A.D. Originally Traikutakas belonged to northern konkan. Traikutakas issued extensive coinage. Several coins have been discovered in Gujrat and Maharashtra. Traikuta rule of Aparanta/Konkan begins in A.D. 250, and this specific era upto 500 A.D., known as the Traikutaka era, or …
King Man-deva was a Lichchavi king of nepal. This inscription dated 495-96 AD gives valuable information about his rule as well as geographical boundaries of the influence of his empire.. He suppressed several feudal chiefs of the east and west, who raised their heads in rebellion and conquered Mallapuri. He minted coinage which is called Mananka. …
Ancient Indian Inscriptions discovered from different archeological sites provide authentic evidences of a period, around 700-800BC, when a great sanatna dharma civilization, comprising several independent kingdoms, flourished in the most of the parts of south asia called Bharat. Ancient kingdom of Trigarta, (Himachal Pradesh) is named after three rivers, i.e. Ravi, Beas and Satluj. It …
Nalanda was founded by King Shakraditya. He introduced the tradition of ancient sanatna dharma learnings from Nalanda to inspire the world by founding large teachings centres. He created big class rooms and provided necessary facilities and faculties. Another evidence discovered at Nalanda site corroborates that Kumaragupta 1, was the founder patron of the Nalanda monastery-university. …