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| image = | | title = '''Dharmamahārājadhirāja''' | ||
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| reign = c. 425 - 450 CE | |||
| predecessor = [[Raghu (Kadamba king)|Raghu]] | |||
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* [[Santivarma]] (at [[Banavasi]]) | |||
* Krishnavarma (at Triparvatha) | |||
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| | '''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> | ||
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| | 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> | |||
== | 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> | |||
==References== | |||
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| Kakusthavarma | |
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| Dharmamahārājadhirāja | |
| Reign | c. 425 - 450 CE |
| Predecessor | Raghu |
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| House | Kadamba |
| Father | Bhageerath |
Template:Banavasi Kadamba Kings Infobox Kakusthavarma (r. c. 425 – 450 CE[1]) or Kakusthavarman was a ruler of the Kadamba dynasty in South India. He succeeded his brother 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.[2] The Talagunda and Halmidi inscriptions praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.[3]
Early life[edit]
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.[4] In due course, he succeeded his brother on the Kadamba throne.
Reign[edit]
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 family.[5] 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.[6][7][8]
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 gopuras.[4] 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.[9] 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.[10]
Successors[edit]
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.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Karashima, Noboru, ed. (2014). A Concise History of South India. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. p. 369. ISBN 9780198099772.
- ↑ Moraes, George (1931). The Kadamba Kula. Bombay: B.X. Furtado & Sons. pp. 25–26.
- ↑ "Bouncing off to Banavasi". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 K.A. Nilakanta Sastri (2007). Majumdar, R.C.; Altekar, A.S. (eds.). The Vakataka-Gupta Age. Motilal Banarsi Dass. p. 220. ISBN 9788120800434.
- ↑ Sastri, K.A. Nilakanta (1961). A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the Fall of Vijayanagar (Third ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 111.
- ↑ D.C. Sircar (1997). Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). The Classical Age (Fifth ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 184.
- ↑ Sastri (1961), p. 109
- ↑ A.S. Altekar (2007). Majumdar, R.C.; Altekar, A.S. (eds.). The Vakataka-Gupta Age. Motilal Banarsi Dass. p. 106. ISBN 9788120800434.
- ↑ Kielhorn, F. (1905–1906). "Talagunda pillar inscription of Kakusthavarman". Epigraphia Indica. VIII: 28.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link) - ↑ Singh, Upinder (2016). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson India Education Services. p. 526. ISBN 9788131716779.
- ↑ Sastri (1997), pp. 272-273