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'''Shri Prithvi-vallabha''' ([[IAST]]: {{IAST|''Pṛthvīvallabha''}}), or '''{{IAST|Vallabha-rāja}}''',{{sfn|Inden|2000|pp=214–15}} was an imperial title used by several kings that ruled in present-day [[India]], including the [[Chalukyas of Vatapi]] and the [[Rashtrakuta]]s. It is a [[Kshatriya]] title that translates as "Lord of the Earth," or alternatively as "Husband of the Earth and Her Fortunes." and this title was also associated with [[Jainism]], as it is frequently found in inscriptions of Jain kings and donors across Deccan.<ref>Settar, S. (1989). ''Jaina Art and Architecture'', Vol. 2. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan. p. 85.</ref><br />
== Chalukyas of Vatapi ==<br />
All the sovereign rulers of the [[Chalukyas of Vatapi|Vatapi Chalukya]] dynasty bore the title ''[[Prithvi-vallabha (title)|Shri-prithvi-vallabha]]'', which means "the husband of the goddess of fortune and the Earth".{{sfn|Dikshit|1980|p=34}} [[Mangalesha]] bore the exact title of ''Prithvi-vallabha'', as attested by the [[Mahakuta group of temples|Mahakuta]] inscriptions.{{sfn|Dikshit|1980|p=52}} The [[Manor, India|Manor]] inscription of the Chalukya governor [[Chalukyas of Navasarika#Jayashraya Mangalarasa|Jayashraya Mangalarasa]], dated to 7 April 691 (year 613 of the [[Shaka era]]), also mentions ''Prithvi-vallabha'' as one of his titles.{{sfn|Dikshit|1980|p=309}} His son [[Avanijanashraya Pulakeshin]] also bore the title.{{sfn|Dikshit|1980|p=166}}<br />
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== Rashtrakutas ==<br />
Among the Rashtrakutas, the title was first used by Dantidurga, an 8th-century ruler of the Deccan and the founder of the Rashtrakuta dynasty.<ref>Altekar, A.S. (1934). ''The Rashtrakutas and Their Times''. Poona: Oriental Book Agency. p. 45.</ref> Prithvi means "the earth" and vallabha means either "head of household" or "lover", thus the title can be loosely translated as "Lord of the Earth".<ref>Kamath, S.U. (2001). ''A Concise History of Karnataka''. Bangalore: Jupiter Books. p. 75.</ref> The title was associated with [[Jainism]], as it is frequently found in inscriptions of Jain kings and donors across Deccan.<ref>Settar, S. (1989). ''Jaina Art and Architecture'', Vol. 2. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan. p. 88.</ref> Some records even equate Dantidurga and his heirs with exalted religious ideals.<ref>Altekar, A.S. (1934). ''The Rashtrakutas and Their Times''. p. 102.</ref> The title was often abbreviated to Vallabha, and is also found in contemporary [[Jain]] texts.<ref>Settar, S. (1989). ''Jaina Art and Architecture'', Vol. 2. p. 89.</ref> and also The title was abbreviated to ''vallabha'' and was written by Muslim observers as ''Balhara''.{{sfn|Keay|2000|p=191}}<br />
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== Later dynasties ==<br />
The title was also adopted by the [[Chalukyas of Kalyani]], who succeeded the Rashtrakutas in [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]].{{sfn|Yoffee|2007|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=58WgTin1ORsC&pg=PA174 174]}} The title was also used by [[Vakpati Munja|Munja]] alias Vakpati of [[Paramara dynasty]], which succeeded the Rashtrakutas in [[Malwa]].{{sfn|Yadava|1982|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=aY_I3zgxfpsC&pg=PA36 36]}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Balhara (title)]], Arabic transliteration of Vallabha<br />
*[[Hammira (disambiguation)|Hammira]], Sanskrit transliteration of Arabic emir<br />
*[[Suratrana]], Sanskrit transliteration of Arabic sultan<br />
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* {{cite book |first=Durga Prasad |last=Dikshit |title=Political History of the Chālukyas of Badami |year=1980 |publisher=Abhinav |oclc=8313041 }}<br />
* {{cite book|last=Inden| first =Ronald B.|year= 2000| title = Imagining India| place = Bloomington| publisher =Indiana University Press}}<br />
* {{cite book |title=India, a History |first=John |last=Keay |author-link=John Keay |publisher=Harper Perennial |year=2000}}<br />
*{{cite book |last=Yadava |first=Ganga Prasad |title=Dhanapāla and His Times: A Socio-cultural Study Based Upon His Works |publisher=Concept |year=1982}}<br />
*{{cite encyclopedia |editor-first=Norman |editor-last=Yoffee |title=Negotiating the Past in the Past: Identity, Memory, and Landscape in Archaeological Research |year=2007 |publisher=University of Arizona Press |isbn=978-081652670-3}}<br />
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