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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Kalachuris of Sarayupara''' ({{circa}}650 - {{circa}}1080) were a [[medieval India]]n dynasty who ruled along the banks of the Sarayu (modern [[Ghaghara]]) river in present-day Eastern [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Their domain consisted of the present-day [[Bahraich district|Bahraich]], [[Champaran]], and [[Gonda district|Gonda]] districts.<ref name="britannica">{{cite web |title=Sarayupara {{!}} Indian family {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sarayupara |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name="culture">{{cite book |last1=Chaturvedi |first1=Prem Sagar |title=History and Culture of Sarayupara Region in East Uttar Pradesh During 9th - 12th Centuries |date=2020 |publisher=Khama Publishers |location=Delhi |isbn=9788185495637 |url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/history-and-culture-of-sarayupara-region-in-east-uttar-pradesh-during-9th-12th-centuries-nbz269/ |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mirashi |first1=Vasudev Vishnu |title=Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era |date=1955 |publisher=Government Epigraphist for India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c0JgAAAAMAAJ&q=Kalachuris+of+Sarayupara |language=en}}</ref><ref name="k2">{{cite web |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=P. L. Kessler and Abhijit |title=Kingdoms of South Asia - Indian Kingdom of the Kalachuris of Sarayupara |url=https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaSarayuparas.htm |website=The History Files |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The History and Culture of the Indian People: The age of imperial Kanauj |date=1951 |publisher=G. Allen & Unwin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MgpuAAAAMAAJ&q=Kalachuris+of+Sarayupara |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of India: I to Mira Bai |date=2008 |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica (India) Pvt. Limited |isbn=978-81-8131-008-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1kOAQAAMAAJ&q=Kalachuris+of+Sarayupara |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Middleton |first1=John |title=World Monarchies and Dynasties |date=1 June 2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-45157-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_azACQAAQBAJ&dq=Sarayupara&pg=PT1383 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
There have been multiple dynasties with the name kalachuri.<ref name="k2"/> One such branch of the [[Kalachuris of Kalyani|Kalachuris]] started ruling on the banks of the Sarayu (modern [[Ghaghara]]) river from the Seventh-century CE.<ref name="civ">{{cite book |last1=Sen |first1=Sailendra Nath |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |date=1999 |publisher=New Age International |isbn=978-81-224-1198-0 |pages=317–318 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Lakshmanaraja II is the first known king of the dynasty, who defended his kingdom from an attack by the powerful [[Pala Empire|Pala]] ruler [[Dharmapala]]. The third king of the dynasty, Shankargana I, was defeated by the [[Kalachuris of Tripuri|Kalachuri]] king of [[Tewar, Madhya Pradesh|Tripuri]], [[Kokalla I]]. Shankargana I's successor, Gunambodhideva, successfully assisted the [[Gurjara-Pratihara]] ruler [[Mihira Bhoja]] in his war against the [[Pala Empire|Pala]] ruler [[Devapala (Pala dynasty)|Devapala]]. [[Mihira Bhoja]] granted some territories to Gunambodhideva in exchange for his assistance.<ref name="civ"/><ref name="k2"/><br />
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The sixth king, Bhamanadeva, helped the [[Gurjara-Pratihara]] ruler [[Mahipala I]] in seizing the [[Malwa]] region from the [[Paramara dynasty|Paramara]] ruler [[Vairisimha II]], who was a vassal of the [[Rashtrakuta]] empire at the time.<ref name="n">{{cite book |last1=Others |first1=Muzaffar H. Syed & |title=History of Indian Nation : Ancient India |date=20 February 2022 |publisher=K.K. Publications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sy5gEAAAQBAJ&dq=Kalachuris+of+Sarayupara&pg=PA225 |language=en}}</ref> The thirteenth ruler, Bhima, lost his kingdom due to a civil war. In 1031 CE, Vyasa, a son of a previous ruler Gunasagara II, was made the king of Sarayupara. The kingdom reached its peak under Sondhadeva, the last known ruler of the dynasty, who was ruling in 1079 CE and took the title of ''[[Maharajadhiraja]]''. His kingdom extended from the [[Ghaghara]] river to the [[Gandak river]] and comprised the present-day districts of [[Bahraich district|Bahraich]], [[Gonda district|Gonda]], [[Basti district|Basti]] and [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakphur]].<ref name="n"/> The fate of Sondha Deva and his powerful kingdom is unknown.<ref name="k2"/><ref name="civ"/><br />
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==List of rulers==<br />
*Lakshmanaraja II {{circa|late 8th Century}}<br />
*Shivaraja I<br />
*Shankaragana {{circa|845 - 885}}<br />
*Gunambodhideva / Gunasagara I {{circa|875}}<br />
*Ullabha<br />
*Bhamanadeva<br />
*Shankaragana II<br />
*Mugdhatunga<br />
*Gunasagara II<br />
*Shivraja II<br />
*Bhamana<br />
*Shankaragana III<br />
*Bhima {{circa|1010s}}<br />
*Vyasa<br />
*Sondha Deva (1079)<br />
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== References ==<br />
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