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	'''Kakusthavarma''' ({{reign\|{{circa\|425}}\|450 CE}}{{sfn\|Karashima\|2014\|p=369}}) or '''Kakusthavarman''' was a ruler of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] in [[South India]]. He succeeded his brother [[Raghu (Kadamba king)\|Raghu]] as king. Under Kakusthavarma's rule the Kadamba kingdom attained the height of its power and influence, and the Kadambas enjoyed close diplomatic relations with the great royal houses of India.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|last1=Moraes \|first1=George \|title=The Kadamba Kula \|date=1931 \|publisher=B.X. Furtado & Sons \|location=Bombay \|pages=25–26}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ The [[Talagunda pillar inscription\|Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp\|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi\|work=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=2007-04-13\|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp ~~<~~!-- Bot retrieved archive --~~>~~ \|archivedate = 2007-02-13}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		'''Kakusthavarma''' ({{reign\|{{circa\|425}}\|450 CE}}{{sfn\|Karashima\|2014\|p=369}}) or '''Kakusthavarman''' was a ruler of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] in [[South India]]. He succeeded his brother [[Raghu (Kadamba king)\|Raghu]] as king. Under Kakusthavarma's rule the Kadamba kingdom attained the height of its power and influence, and the Kadambas enjoyed close diplomatic relations with the great royal houses of India.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Moraes \|first1=George \|title=The Kadamba Kula \|date=1931 \|publisher=B.X. Furtado & Sons \|location=Bombay \|pages=25–26}}</ref> The [[Talagunda pillar inscription\|Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp\|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi\|work=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=2007-04-13\|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archivedate = 2007-02-13}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Kakusthavarma was born to King [[Bhageerath]], the third ruler of the Kadamba dynasty. Upon his father's death, Kakusthavarma's elder brother Raghu assumed the throne of the Kadamba kingdom, with Kakusthavarma as ''Yuvaraja'' or [[Crown Prince]]. Kakusthavarma held court as the heir apparent, perhaps at Palashika (present-day [[Halasi]]) from where he is known to have issued land grants.~~<~~ref name = "yuvaraja"~~>~~{{cite book \|author1=K.A. Nilakanta Sastri \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=220}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ In due course, he succeeded his brother on the Kadamba throne.		Kakusthavarma was born to King [[Bhageerath]], the third ruler of the Kadamba dynasty. Upon his father's death, Kakusthavarma's elder brother Raghu assumed the throne of the Kadamba kingdom, with Kakusthavarma as ''Yuvaraja'' or [[Crown Prince]]. Kakusthavarma held court as the heir apparent, perhaps at Palashika (present-day [[Halasi]]) from where he is known to have issued land grants.<ref name = "yuvaraja">{{cite book \|author1=K.A. Nilakanta Sastri \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=220}}</ref> In due course, he succeeded his brother on the Kadamba throne.

	==Reign==		==Reign==
	Kakusthavarma's reign is notable for the marriage alliances that he contracted with other powerful dynasties. Most importantly, Kakusthavarma married one of his daughters into the imperial [[Gupta Empire\|Gupta]] family.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|last1=Sastri \|first1=K.A. Nilakanta \|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar \|date=1961 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=111 \|edition=Third}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ It is also likely that Kakusthavarma married another one of his daughters to the [[Vakataka]] prince [[Narendrasena]], as the Vakataka records describe Narendrasena's wife Ajjhitabhattarika as a princess of the [[Kuntala country]] which probably corresponds to the Kadamba kingdom.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|author1=D.C. Sircar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|title=The Classical Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan \|page=184 \|edition=Fifth}}~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~Sastri (1961), p. 109~~<~~/ref~~><~~ref~~>~~{{cite book \|author1=A.S. Altekar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=106}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Kakusthavarma's reign is notable for the marriage alliances that he contracted with other powerful dynasties. Most importantly, Kakusthavarma married one of his daughters into the imperial [[Gupta Empire\|Gupta]] family.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sastri \|first1=K.A. Nilakanta \|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar \|date=1961 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=111 \|edition=Third}}</ref> It is also likely that Kakusthavarma married another one of his daughters to the [[Vakataka]] prince [[Narendrasena]], as the Vakataka records describe Narendrasena's wife Ajjhitabhattarika as a princess of the [[Kuntala country]] which probably corresponds to the Kadamba kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=D.C. Sircar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|title=The Classical Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan \|page=184 \|edition=Fifth}}</ref><ref>Sastri (1961), p. 109</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author1=A.S. Altekar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=106}}</ref>

	Kakusthavarma appears to have been a great builder and avid patron of secular architecture as well as of religious causes. He is described as possessing numerous palaces adorned with ''[[gopura]]s''.~~<~~ref name = "yuvaraja"/~~>~~ Kakusthavarma's son and successor, [[Santivarma]], records in his [[Talagunda pillar inscription]] that his father had constructed a great water tank near a [[Shiva]] temple at which [[Satakarni]] and other kings of the past had worshipped.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite journal \|last1=Kielhorn \|first1=F. \|title=Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman \|journal=Epigraphia Indica \|date=1905–1906 \|volume=VIII \|page=28}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ Kakusthavarma himself appears to have had [[Jain]] religious tendencies, as in his grant at Halasi he begins with an invocation to Jinendra, the lord of the [[Jinas]], and likely patronized a Jain temple at this place.{{sfn\|Desai\|1957\|p=110}}{{sfn\|Upinder Singh\|2016\|p=526}}		Kakusthavarma appears to have been a great builder and avid patron of secular architecture as well as of religious causes. He is described as possessing numerous palaces adorned with ''[[gopura]]s''.<ref name = "yuvaraja"/> Kakusthavarma's son and successor, [[Santivarma]], records in his [[Talagunda pillar inscription]] that his father had constructed a great water tank near a [[Shiva]] temple at which [[Satakarni]] and other kings of the past had worshipped.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Kielhorn \|first1=F. \|title=Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman \|journal=Epigraphia Indica \|date=1905–1906 \|volume=VIII \|page=28}}</ref> Kakusthavarma himself appears to have had [[Jain]] religious tendencies, as in his grant at Halasi he begins with an invocation to Jinendra, the lord of the [[Jinas]], and likely patronized a Jain temple at this place.{{sfn\|Desai\|1957\|p=110}}{{sfn\|Upinder Singh\|2016\|p=526}}

	==Successors==		==Successors==
	Upon Kakusthavarma's death, the Kadamba kingdom appears to have been divided between his progeny. One of Kakusthavarma's sons, Santivarma, succeeded his father at [[Banavasi]] and ruled over the northern part of the Kadamba realm. Another one of Kakusthavarma's sons, [[Krishnavarma I]], seems to have founded a [[cadet branch]] of the Kadamba dynasty at Triparvatha, in the southern part of the Kadamba realm.~~<~~ref~~>~~Sastri (1997), pp. 272–273~~<~~/ref~~>~~		Upon Kakusthavarma's death, the Kadamba kingdom appears to have been divided between his progeny. One of Kakusthavarma's sons, Santivarma, succeeded his father at [[Banavasi]] and ruled over the northern part of the Kadamba realm. Another one of Kakusthavarma's sons, [[Krishnavarma I]], seems to have founded a [[cadet branch]] of the Kadamba dynasty at Triparvatha, in the southern part of the Kadamba realm.<ref>Sastri (1997), pp. 272–273</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	* [[Santivarma]] (at [[Banavasi]])		* [[Santivarma]] (at [[Banavasi]])
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	{{Banavasi Kadamba Kings Infobox}}		{{Banavasi Kadamba Kings Infobox}}
	'''Kakusthavarma''' ({{reign\|{{circa\|425}}\|450 CE}}~~<ref>~~{{~~cite book~~ \|~~editor1-last=~~Karashima \|~~editor1-first=Noboru \|title=A Concise History of South India \|date=~~2014 \|~~publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=New Delhi, India \|isbn=9780198099772 \|page~~=369}}~~</ref>~~) or '''Kakusthavarman''' was a ruler of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] in [[South India]]. He succeeded his brother [[Raghu (Kadamba king)\|Raghu]] as king. Under Kakusthavarma's rule the Kadamba kingdom attained the height of its power and influence, and the Kadambas enjoyed close diplomatic relations with the great royal houses of India.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Moraes \|first1=George \|title=The Kadamba Kula \|date=1931 \|publisher=B.X. Furtado & Sons \|location=Bombay \|pages=~~25-26~~}}</ref> The [[Talagunda pillar inscription\|Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp\|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi\|~~publisher~~=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=2007-04-13\|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archivedate = 2007-02-13}}</ref>		'''Kakusthavarma''' ({{reign\|{{circa\|425}}\|450 CE}}{{sfn\|Karashima\|2014\|p=369}}) or '''Kakusthavarman''' was a ruler of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] in [[South India]]. He succeeded his brother [[Raghu (Kadamba king)\|Raghu]] as king. Under Kakusthavarma's rule the Kadamba kingdom attained the height of its power and influence, and the Kadambas enjoyed close diplomatic relations with the great royal houses of India.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Moraes \|first1=George \|title=The Kadamba Kula \|date=1931 \|publisher=B.X. Furtado & Sons \|location=Bombay \|pages=25–26}}</ref> The [[Talagunda pillar inscription\|Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp\|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi\|work=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=2007-04-13\|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archivedate = 2007-02-13}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Kakusthavarma was born to King [[Bhageerath]], the third ruler of the Kadamba dynasty. Upon his father's death, Kakusthavarma's elder brother Raghu assumed the throne of the Kadamba kingdom, with Kakusthavarma as ''Yuvaraja'' or [[Crown Prince]]. Kakusthavarma held court as the heir apparent, perhaps at Palashika (present-day [[Halasi]]) from where he is known to have issued land grants.<ref name = "yuvaraja">{{cite book \|author1=K.A. Nilakanta Sastri \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=220}}</ref> In due course, he succeeded his brother on the Kadamba throne.		Kakusthavarma was born to King [[Bhageerath]], the third ruler of the Kadamba dynasty. Upon his father's death, Kakusthavarma's elder brother Raghu assumed the throne of the Kadamba kingdom, with Kakusthavarma as ''Yuvaraja'' or [[Crown Prince]]. Kakusthavarma held court as the heir apparent, perhaps at Palashika (present-day [[Halasi]]) from where he is known to have issued land grants.<ref name = "yuvaraja">{{cite book \|author1=K.A. Nilakanta Sastri \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=220}}</ref> In due course, he succeeded his brother on the Kadamba throne.

	==Reign==		==Reign==
	Kakusthavarma's reign is notable for the marriage alliances that he contracted with other powerful dynasties. Most importantly, Kakusthavarma married one of his daughters into the imperial [[Gupta ~~empire~~\|Gupta]] family.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sastri \|first1=K.A. Nilakanta \|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar \|date=1961 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=111 \|edition=Third}}</ref> It is also likely that Kakusthavarma married another one of his daughters to the [[Vakataka]] prince [[Narendrasena]], as the Vakataka records describe Narendrasena's wife Ajjhitabhattarika as a princess of the [[Kuntala country]] which probably corresponds to the Kadamba kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=D.C. Sircar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|title=The Classical Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan \|page=184 \|edition=Fifth}}</ref><ref>Sastri (1961), p. 109</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author1=A.S. Altekar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=106}}</ref>		Kakusthavarma's reign is notable for the marriage alliances that he contracted with other powerful dynasties. Most importantly, Kakusthavarma married one of his daughters into the imperial [[Gupta Empire\|Gupta]] family.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sastri \|first1=K.A. Nilakanta \|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar \|date=1961 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=111 \|edition=Third}}</ref> It is also likely that Kakusthavarma married another one of his daughters to the [[Vakataka]] prince [[Narendrasena]], as the Vakataka records describe Narendrasena's wife Ajjhitabhattarika as a princess of the [[Kuntala country]] which probably corresponds to the Kadamba kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=D.C. Sircar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|title=The Classical Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan \|page=184 \|edition=Fifth}}</ref><ref>Sastri (1961), p. 109</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author1=A.S. Altekar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=106}}</ref>

	Kakusthavarma appears to have been a great builder and avid patron of secular architecture as well as of religious causes. He is described as possessing numerous palaces adorned with ''[[gopura]]s''.<ref name = "yuvaraja"/> Kakusthavarma's son and successor, [[Santivarma]], records in his Talagunda pillar inscription that his father had constructed a great water tank near a [[Shiva]] temple at which [[Satakarni]] and other kings of the past had worshipped.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Kielhorn \|first1=F. \|title=Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman \|journal=Epigraphia Indica \|date=~~1905-1906~~ \|volume=VIII \|page=28}}</ref> Kakusthavarma himself appears to have had [[Jain]] religious tendencies, as in his grant at Halasi he begins with an invocation to Jinendra, the lord of the [[Jinas]], and likely patronized a Jain temple at this place.~~<ref>~~{{~~cite book~~ \|~~last1~~=~~Singh~~ \|~~first1=~~Upinder \|~~title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India From the Stone Age to the 12th Century \|date=~~2016 \|~~publisher=Pearson India Education Services \|isbn=9788131716779 \|page~~=526}}~~</ref>~~		Kakusthavarma appears to have been a great builder and avid patron of secular architecture as well as of religious causes. He is described as possessing numerous palaces adorned with ''[[gopura]]s''.<ref name = "yuvaraja"/> Kakusthavarma's son and successor, [[Santivarma]], records in his [[Talagunda pillar inscription]] that his father had constructed a great water tank near a [[Shiva]] temple at which [[Satakarni]] and other kings of the past had worshipped.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Kielhorn \|first1=F. \|title=Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman \|journal=Epigraphia Indica \|date=1905–1906 \|volume=VIII \|page=28}}</ref> Kakusthavarma himself appears to have had [[Jain]] religious tendencies, as in his grant at Halasi he begins with an invocation to Jinendra, the lord of the [[Jinas]], and likely patronized a Jain temple at this place.{{sfn\|Desai\|1957\|p=110}}{{sfn\|Upinder Singh\|2016\|p=526}}

	==Successors==		==Successors==
	Upon Kakusthavarma's death, the Kadamba kingdom appears to have been divided between his progeny. One of Kakusthavarma's sons, Santivarma, succeeded his father at [[Banavasi]] and ruled over the northern part of the Kadamba realm. Another one of Kakusthavarma's sons, Krishnavarma, seems to have founded a [[cadet branch]] of the Kadamba dynasty at Triparvatha, in the southern part of the Kadamba realm.<ref>Sastri (1997), pp. ~~272-273<~~/ref>		Upon Kakusthavarma's death, the Kadamba kingdom appears to have been divided between his progeny. One of Kakusthavarma's sons, Santivarma, succeeded his father at [[Banavasi]] and ruled over the northern part of the Kadamba realm. Another one of Kakusthavarma's sons, [[Krishnavarma I]], seems to have founded a [[cadet branch]] of the Kadamba dynasty at Triparvatha, in the southern part of the Kadamba realm.<ref>Sastri (1997), pp. 272–273</ref>

	==References==		==References==
			===Notes===
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			* {{citation \|last=Desai \|first=P.B. \|year=1957 \|title=Jainism in South India and Some Jaina Epigraphs \|place=Sholapur \|publisher=Jaina Samshodhana Sangha }}
			* {{citation \|last=Karashima \|first=Noboru \|title=A Concise History of South India: Issues and Interpretations \|year=2014 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|isbn=978-0-19-809977-2 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fpdVoAEACAAJ }}
			* {{citation \|last=Moraes \|first=George M. \|authorlink=George M. Moraes \|year=1931 \|title=The Kadamba Kula, A History of Ancient and Medieval Karnataka \|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.22295 \|publisher=Asian Educational Services \|isbn=81-206-0595-0 }}
			* {{citation \|last=Singh \|first=Upinder \|author-link=Upinder Singh \|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century \|url={{Google books\|Pq2iCwAAQBAJ\|plainurl=yes}} \|publisher=[[Pearson Education]] \|date=2016 \|isbn=978-93-325-6996-6 \|ref={{sfnref\|Upinder Singh\|2016}} }}

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	\| image = ~~Relief of Gandaberunda bird~~ (~~two headed~~) ~~in the Rameshwara temple at Keladi.jpg~~		\| title = '''Dharmamahārājadhirāja'''
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	~~\| death_date = 455 CE~~		\| succession =
			\| reign = c. 425 - 450 CE
			\| predecessor = [[Raghu (Kadamba king)\|Raghu]]
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			* [[Santivarma]] (at [[Banavasi]])
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	'''Kakusthavarma''' ~~meaning:~~ (~~The King who attained leprosy while sitting on the toilet bowl) (435–455~~) was a ruler of the [[Kadamba ~~Dynasty~~]] of [[~~Banavasi~~]] in [[~~Southern India~~]] ~~during the 5th century~~. Under ~~his~~ rule, the ~~dynasty~~ attained the height of its ~~greatness~~. [[Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise ~~him~~ as a formidable Kadamba warrior.<ref>{{cite web		\| spouse =
	\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp		\| issue =
	\|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi		\| house = [[Kadamba dynasty\|Kadamba]]
	\|publisher=Deccan Herald		\| father = [[Bhageerath]]
	\|accessdate=2007-04-13		}}
	\|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archivedate = 2007-02-13}}</ref> He was ~~able~~ to ~~maintain a good relationship~~ with the imperial [[Gupta ~~Empire~~\|~~Guptas~~]].<ref>{{cite ~~web~~		{{Banavasi Kadamba Kings Infobox}}
	\|~~url~~=~~http:~~/~~/www~~.~~ourkarnataka~~.~~com~~/~~states~~/~~history/historyofkarnataka10~~.~~htm~~		'''Kakusthavarma''' ({{reign\|{{circa\|425}}\|450 CE}}<ref>{{cite book \|editor1-last=Karashima \|editor1-first=Noboru \|title=A Concise History of South India \|date=2014 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=New Delhi, India \|isbn=9780198099772 \|page=369}}</ref>) or '''Kakusthavarman''' was a ruler of the [[Kadamba dynasty]] in [[South India]]. He succeeded his brother [[Raghu (Kadamba king)\|Raghu]] as king. Under Kakusthavarma's rule the Kadamba kingdom attained the height of its power and influence, and the Kadambas enjoyed close diplomatic relations with the great royal houses of India.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Moraes \|first1=George \|title=The Kadamba Kula \|date=1931 \|publisher=B.X. Furtado & Sons \|location=Bombay \|pages=25-26}}</ref> The [[Talagunda pillar inscription\|Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp\|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi\|publisher=Deccan Herald\|accessdate=2007-04-13\|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> \|archivedate = 2007-02-13}}</ref>
	\|title=The ~~Kadambas of Banavasi~~
	\|publisher=~~ourkarnataka~~		==Early life==
	\|~~accessdate~~=~~2007-04-13~~		Kakusthavarma was born to King [[Bhageerath]], the third ruler of the Kadamba dynasty. Upon his father's death, Kakusthavarma's elder brother Raghu assumed the throne of the Kadamba kingdom, with Kakusthavarma as ''Yuvaraja'' or [[Crown Prince]]. Kakusthavarma held court as the heir apparent, perhaps at Palashika (present-day [[Halasi]]) from where he is known to have issued land grants.<ref name = "yuvaraja">{{cite book \|author1=K.A. Nilakanta Sastri \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=220}}</ref> In due course, he succeeded his brother on the Kadamba throne.
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			==Reign==
			Kakusthavarma's reign is notable for the marriage alliances that he contracted with other powerful dynasties. Most importantly, Kakusthavarma married one of his daughters into the imperial [[Gupta empire\|Gupta]] family.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Sastri \|first1=K.A. Nilakanta \|title=A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar \|date=1961 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|page=111 \|edition=Third}}</ref> It is also likely that Kakusthavarma married another one of his daughters to the [[Vakataka]] prince [[Narendrasena]], as the Vakataka records describe Narendrasena's wife Ajjhitabhattarika as a princess of the [[Kuntala country]] which probably corresponds to the Kadamba kingdom.<ref>{{cite book \|author1=D.C. Sircar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|title=The Classical Age \|date=1997 \|publisher=Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan \|page=184 \|edition=Fifth}}</ref><ref>Sastri (1961), p. 109</ref><ref>{{cite book \|author1=A.S. Altekar \|editor1-last=Majumdar \|editor1-first=R.C. \|editor2-last=Altekar \|editor2-first=A.S. \|title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age \|date=2007 \|publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass \|isbn=9788120800434 \|page=106}}</ref>

	==~~Notes~~==		Kakusthavarma appears to have been a great builder and avid patron of secular architecture as well as of religious causes. He is described as possessing numerous palaces adorned with ''[[gopura]]s''.<ref name = "yuvaraja"/> Kakusthavarma's son and successor, [[Santivarma]], records in his Talagunda pillar inscription that his father had constructed a great water tank near a [[Shiva]] temple at which [[Satakarni]] and other kings of the past had worshipped.<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Kielhorn \|first1=F. \|title=Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman \|journal=Epigraphia Indica \|date=1905-1906 \|volume=VIII \|page=28}}</ref> Kakusthavarma himself appears to have had [[Jain]] religious tendencies, as in his grant at Halasi he begins with an invocation to Jinendra, the lord of the [[Jinas]], and likely patronized a Jain temple at this place.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Singh \|first1=Upinder \|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India From the Stone Age to the 12th Century \|date=2016 \|publisher=Pearson India Education Services \|isbn=9788131716779 \|page=526}}</ref>

			==Successors==
			Upon Kakusthavarma's death, the Kadamba kingdom appears to have been divided between his progeny. One of Kakusthavarma's sons, Santivarma, succeeded his father at [[Banavasi]] and ruled over the northern part of the Kadamba realm. Another one of Kakusthavarma's sons, Krishnavarma, seems to have founded a [[cadet branch]] of the Kadamba dynasty at Triparvatha, in the southern part of the Kadamba realm.<ref>Sastri (1997), pp. 272-273</ref>

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| death_date = 455 CE
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'''Kakusthavarma''' meaning: (The King who attained leprosy while sitting on the toilet bowl) (435–455) was a ruler of the [[Kadamba Dynasty]] of [[Banavasi]] in [[Southern India]] during the 5th century. Under his rule, the dynasty attained the height of its greatness. [[Talagunda]] and [[Halmidi inscription]]s praise him as a formidable Kadamba warrior.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp
|title=Bouncing off to Banavasi
|publisher=Deccan Herald
|accessdate=2007-04-13
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213125920/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/sep42005/sundayherald102257200592.asp  |archivedate = 2007-02-13}}</ref> He was able to maintain a good relationship with the imperial [[Gupta Empire|Guptas]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ourkarnataka.com/states/history/historyofkarnataka10.htm
|title=The Kadambas of Banavasi
|publisher=ourkarnataka
|accessdate=2007-04-13
}}</ref>

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