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| reign = {{circa|788|816 CE}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Sripurusha]]<br />
| successor = [[Rachamalla I]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Western Ganga dynasty|Western Ganga]]<br />
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'''Shivamara II''' was the son of Sripurusha and ruled the [[Western Ganga Dynasty]] from 788 &ndash; 816 C.E. He was also a noted scholar in [[Kannada]], [[Sanskrit]] and [[Prakrit]]. He succeeded to the Ganga throne during a time when the [[Rashtrakuta]] were the empire on the rise in South India and the Deccan.<br />
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==Conflict with Rashtrakuta==<br />
The Rashtrakuta monarch [[Dhruva Dharavarsha]] defeated Shivamara in Mudagunduru and took the Ganga king captive. The Rashtrakuta then took direct control of the Gangavadi with the appointment of Kambharasa, son of Dhruva Dharavarsha as its governor. He was later released, only to be imprisoned again during the rule of [[Govinda III]] when he refused to pay the Rashtrakuta tribute. Shivamara II again was released only to defy the Rashtrakuta yoke by waging wars. He died fighting them in 816. Manne near Bangalore was one of his capitals during this time.<br />
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In spite of being imprisoned on multiple occasions and being at constant war, he found the time to write literary works, including ''Gajashtaka'' in [[Kannada]], ''Gajamathakalpana'' in [[Sanskrit]] and ''Sethubandha'' in [[Prakrit]].<br />
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According to historian Kamath, he is considered to be one of the famous kings of the Western Ganga Dynasty.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* Suryanath U. Kamat, ''Concise History of Karnataka'', 2001, MCC, Bangalore (Reprint 2002)<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.ourkarnataka.com/history.htm History of Karnataka by Dr.Arthikaje]<br />
* [http://www.kamat.com/kalranga/deccan/gangas.htm History of Ganga Dynasty - Dr. Jyotsna Kamat]<br />
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