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{{short description|8th c. commander of the Saindhava}} | |||
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|predecessor = Krishnaraja I<ref name="The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India">{{cite book|author=Dilip K. Chakrabarty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIAyDwAAQBAJ | |predecessor = Krishnaraja I<ref name="The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India">{{cite book|author=Dilip K. Chakrabarty|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIAyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT102|publisher=Oxford University Press|title=The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India: The Geographical Frames of the Ancient Indian Dynasties|year= 2010|isbn=9780199088324}}</ref> | ||
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'''Agguka I''' (r. | '''Agguka I''' (r. {{circa|770}} - {{circa|790}}) was a ruler of the [[Saindhava]] dynasty<ref name="World Monarchies and Dynasties">{{cite book|author=John Middleton|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R63ACQAAQBAJ&pg=PA489|publisher=Routledge|title=World Monarchies and Dynasties|year= 2015|isbn=9781317451587|page=489}}</ref> and the commander of the Saindhava naval fleet during the last quarter of 8th century. He was the son of Krishnaraj. | ||
During his reign the [[Arabs]] made a fresh bid to establish their supremacy over [[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra]]. In 756 CE the [[List of caliphal governors of Sind|Arab governor of Sindh]] sent a [[naval fleet]] against the Saindhavas. This naval attack was repulsed by the Saindhavas as they had a strong [[naval forces]]. Later in 776 CE another naval expedition by the Arabs was defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet under the command of Agguka I. A Saindhava inscription relates that Agguka I inflicted a disastrous defeat on the Arab naval fleets which forced the Arabs to withdraw. After this the Caliph [[Al-Mahdi]] gave up the project of conquering any part of [[India]] through the Navy. In the Saindhava inscription he was titled as Samudradhipati or Master of the western sea.<ref name=AKMH>{{cite journal |last= Kumar|first= Amit|year= 2012|title= Maritime History of India: An Overview|journal= Maritime Affairs:Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India|publisher= Taylor & Francis|volume= 8|issue= 1|pages= 93–115|doi= 10.1080/09733159.2012.690562|s2cid= 108648910|quote= "In 776 AD, Arabs tried to invade Sind again but were defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet. A Saindhava inscription provides information about these naval actions."}}</ref><ref name="Sen1999">{{cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA343|date=1 January 1999|publisher=New Age International|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0|pages=343–344}}</ref> | During his reign the [[Arabs]] made a fresh bid to establish their supremacy over [[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra]]. In 756 CE the [[List of caliphal governors of Sind|Arab governor of Sindh]] sent a [[naval fleet]] against the Saindhavas. This naval attack was repulsed by the Saindhavas as they had a strong [[naval forces]]. Later in 776 CE another naval expedition by the Arabs was defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet under the command of Agguka I. A Saindhava inscription relates that Agguka I inflicted a disastrous defeat on the Arab naval fleets which forced the Arabs to withdraw. After this the Caliph [[Al-Mahdi]] gave up the project of conquering any part of [[India]] through the Navy. In the Saindhava inscription he was titled as Samudradhipati or Master of the western sea.<ref name=AKMH>{{cite journal |last= Kumar|first= Amit|year= 2012|title= Maritime History of India: An Overview|journal= Maritime Affairs:Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India|publisher= Taylor & Francis|volume= 8|issue= 1|pages= 93–115|doi= 10.1080/09733159.2012.690562|s2cid= 108648910|quote= "In 776 AD, Arabs tried to invade Sind again but were defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet. A Saindhava inscription provides information about these naval actions."}}</ref><ref name="Sen1999">{{cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA343|date=1 January 1999|publisher=New Age International|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0|pages=343–344}}</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:11, 3 July 2023
| Agguka I | |
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| Maharaja of Saindhava | |
| Predecessor | Krishnaraja I[1] |
| Dynasty | Saindhava |
| Father | Krishnaraja I |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Agguka I (r. c. 770 - c. 790) was a ruler of the Saindhava dynasty[2] and the commander of the Saindhava naval fleet during the last quarter of 8th century. He was the son of Krishnaraj.
During his reign the Arabs made a fresh bid to establish their supremacy over Saurashtra. In 756 CE the Arab governor of Sindh sent a naval fleet against the Saindhavas. This naval attack was repulsed by the Saindhavas as they had a strong naval forces. Later in 776 CE another naval expedition by the Arabs was defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet under the command of Agguka I. A Saindhava inscription relates that Agguka I inflicted a disastrous defeat on the Arab naval fleets which forced the Arabs to withdraw. After this the Caliph Al-Mahdi gave up the project of conquering any part of India through the Navy. In the Saindhava inscription he was titled as Samudradhipati or Master of the western sea.[3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Dilip K. Chakrabarty (2010). The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India: The Geographical Frames of the Ancient Indian Dynasties. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199088324.
- ↑ John Middleton (2015). World Monarchies and Dynasties. Routledge. p. 489. ISBN 9781317451587.
- ↑ Kumar, Amit (2012). "Maritime History of India: An Overview". Maritime Affairs:Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India. 8 (1). Taylor & Francis: 93–115. doi:10.1080/09733159.2012.690562. S2CID 108648910.
In 776 AD, Arabs tried to invade Sind again but were defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet. A Saindhava inscription provides information about these naval actions.
- ↑ Sailendra Nath Sen (1 January 1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. pp. 343–344. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
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