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{{Short description|Founder of Chandelas of Jejakabhukti  (reigned c. 831-845)}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name        = Nannuka
| name        = Chandravarman
| title        = Nṛpati, Mahipati
| title        = '''Nṛpati, Mahipati'''
| succession  = Chandela king
| image =
| reign        = c. 831-845 CE
| succession  = 1st king of [[Mahoba]]
| successor    = [[Vakpati (Chandela dynasty)|Vakpati]]
| reign        = 831-845 CE
| dynasty      = [[Chandela]]
| predecessor  = [[Bhubhujaamvarman (Chandel ruler)|Bhubhujaamvarman]]
| birth_date
| birth_place  =
| death_date  =
| death_place  =
| spouse      = Aranya-Devi, ([[Raghuvanshi]] [[Princess]])
| spouses      =
| spouse-type  = Wife
| spouses-type = Wife
| issue        = [[Vakpati(Chandela dynasty)|Vakpati]]
| full name    = Srimant Chandravarman Deva Chandel
| native_lang1 = [[Sanskrit]]
| native_lang1_name1 = '''श्रीमनमत चन्द्रवर्मन देव चन्देल'''
| regnal name  = Nannukavarman Deva
| house        = [[Heheya Kingdom|Haihaya Yadava]], [[Lunar dynasty|Chandravansh]]
| father      = [[Bhubhujaamvarman (Chandel ruler)|Bhubhujaamvarman]]
| mother      = Indrani-Devi ([[Raghuvanshi|Ikshvaku]] [[princess]])
| religion    = [[Vaishnavism]], [[Hinduism]]
| issue-type  = Son
| dynasty      = [[Chandelas of Jejakabhukti|Chandel]]
}}
}}
'''Nannuka''' (r. c. 831-845 CE) was the founder of the [[Chandela]] dynasty of India.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=25}} He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region ([[Bundelkhand]] in present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]]).


The poetic ballads about the Chandelas do not mention Nannuka at all, and instead name "Chandravarman" as the founder of the Chandela dynasty. However, Nannuka is mentioned as the dynasty's founder in two inscriptions found at Khajuraho, dated [[Vikrama Samvat]] 1011 (954 CE) and 1059 (1002 CE). These two inscriptions, eulogistic in nature, do not provide much information of historical value.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=25}} The 954 CE inscription states that he had conquered many enemies, and that other princes feared and obeyed him. It also states that he was "shaped like the god of love", and "playfully decorated the faces of the women of the quarters with the sandal of his fame".{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|pp=25-26}} The inscription also praises him using vague phrases, such as  "a touchstone to test the worth of the gold of the regal order".{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=27}} The 1002 CE inscription describes him as the Sun and the pearl-jewel of his family. It compares his archery skills to that of the legendary hero [[Arjuna]]. It praises his modesty and generosity, and calls him the "delight of his subjects".{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=26}}
'''Chandravarman'''  ([[Hindi]]: चन्द्रवर्मन चन्देल, reign. 831–845 AD) also known as Nannukavarman was the ruler of the [[Chedi Kingdom|Chandelas of Chanderi]]. His father lost Kingdom to Pratiharas but he defeated them and captured many parts of Chedi. He founded [[Mahoba]] and made it his new capital and become founder of [[Chandelas of Jejakabhukti|Chandel dynasty of Jejakabhukti]]. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Pradesh (India) |first=Uttar |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Uttar_Pradesh_District_Gazetteers_Hamirp.html?id=ABNuAAAAMAAJ |title=Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hamirpur |date=1988 |publisher=Government of Uttar Pradesh |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Gangoly |first=Ordhendra Coomar |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Art_of_the_Chandelas.html?id=leBOAAAAYAAJ |title=The Art of the Chandelas |date=1957 |publisher=Rupa |language=en}}</ref>{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=25}} He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region ([[Bundelkhand]] in present-day Uttar pradesh and [[Madhya Pradesh]]).
 
The epigraphic records do not mention the circumstances in which the Chandela kingdom was established.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=27}} The titles given to Nannuka in the Chandela records include ''nṛpa'', ''narpati'' and ''mahīpati''. These are not very high titles, and therefore some modern historians believe that he was only a small feudatory ruler.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=26}} According to the local tradition of Bundelkhand, the Chandelas became rulers of that region after subduing the [[Pratiharas]]. Historian R. K. Dikshit notes that, in absence of any historical evidence, it is hard to believe that Nannuka defeated the imperial Pratiharas. He could have overthrown a local branch of the Pratiharas.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=26}}
==Ancestory==
 
According to 6th cen. Book Sashivansh Vinod and Bilaspur inscription [[Hariharvarman (Chandel ruler)|Hariharvarman]], a 118th or 71th Chandravanshi Chandel king from Chanderi, [[Bundelkhand]] after [[Shishupala]] made his elder son [[Govindvarman (Chandel ruler)|Govindvarman]] the king of his kingdom before leaving [[Kahlur]], while he took the remaining four sons with him to the temple of [[Naina Devi]] where he formed the new kingdom.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=XEduAAAAMAAJ&q=govind+chand+kumaon&dq=govind+chand+kumaon&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjRk7GFtMb8AhVqwnMBHb5EBOoQ6AF6BAgIEAM|title=Himachal Pradesh|last=India|first=Anthropological Survey of|date=1996|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn=978-81-7304-094-8|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=01UoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA54&dq=bir+Chand+bilaspur&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2nYfStMb8AhWDh-YKHaRyCGkQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v=onepage&q=Chandel%20&f=false|title=Chiefs and Families of Note in the Dehli [sic], Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab|last=Massy|first=Charles Francis|date=1890|publisher=Printed at the Pioneer Press|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=eS6gtbhj9cIC&q=bir+Chand+bilaspur&dq=bir+Chand+bilaspur&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiph7eMu8b8AhV9xXMBHZISB8Y4ChDoAXoECAoQAw#Chandel|title=Census of India, 1991: Una|date=1995|publisher=Controller of Publications|language=hi}}</ref>
Nannuka was succeeded by his son [[Vakpati (Chandela dynasty)|Vākpati]].{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=27}}
*118th or 71th King of Chanderi, Harihar-Varman
*119th Govindvarman,eldest son of Harihar-Varman.
*120th Bhubhujaamvarman
*Chandravarman, son of Bhubhujaamvarman and founder of Jejakabhukti State.
The poetic ballads about the Chandelas do not mention Nannuka at all, and instead name "Chandravarman" as the founder of the Chandela dynasty.
However, Nannuka is mentioned as the dynasty's founder in two inscriptions found at Khajuraho, dated [[Vikrama Samvat]] 1011 (954 CE) and 1059 (1002 CE). These two inscriptions, eulogistic in nature, do not provide much information of historical value.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=25}}
==Life==
The 954 CE inscription states that he had conquered many enemies, and that other princes feared and obeyed him. It also states that he was "shaped like the god of love", and "playfully decorated the faces of the women of the quarters with the sandal of his fame".{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|pp=25-26}} The inscription also praises him using vague phrases, such as  "a touchstone to test the worth of the gold of the regal order".{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=27}} The 1002 CE inscription describes him as the Sun and the pearl-jewel of his family. It compares his archery skills to that of the legendary hero [[Arjuna]]. It praises his modesty and generosity, and calls him the "delight of his subjects".{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=26}}
The epigraphic records do not mention the circumstances in which the Chandel kingdom was established.{{sfn|Mitra|1977|p=27}} The titles given to Nannuka in the Chandela records include ''nṛpa'', ''narpati'' and ''mahīpati''. These are not very high titles, and therefore some modern historians believe that he was only a small feudatory ruler.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=26}} According to the local tradition of Bundelkhand, the Chandelas became rulers of that region after subduing the [[Pratiharas]]. Historian R. K. Dikshit notes that, in absence of any historical evidence, it is hard to believe that Nannuka defeated the imperial Pratiharas. He could have overthrown a local branch of the Pratiharas.{{sfn|Dikshit|1976|p=26}}
[[Category:Chandelas of Jejakabhukti]]
[[Category:9th-century Indian monarchs]]
==External Links==
https://historyofbilaspurhp.wordpress.com/


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:16, 20 December 2023

Chandravarman
Nṛpati, Mahipati
1st king of Mahoba
Reign831-845 CE
PredecessorBhubhujaamvarman
WifeAranya-Devi, (Raghuvanshi Princess)
SonVakpati
Names
Srimant Chandravarman Deva Chandel
Regnal name
Nannukavarman Deva
Sanskritश्रीमनमत चन्द्रवर्मन देव चन्देल
HouseHaihaya Yadava, Chandravansh
DynastyChandel
FatherBhubhujaamvarman
MotherIndrani-Devi (Ikshvaku princess)
ReligionVaishnavism, Hinduism

Chandravarman (Hindi: चन्द्रवर्मन चन्देल, reign. 831–845 AD) also known as Nannukavarman was the ruler of the Chandelas of Chanderi. His father lost Kingdom to Pratiharas but he defeated them and captured many parts of Chedi. He founded Mahoba and made it his new capital and become founder of Chandel dynasty of Jejakabhukti. [1][2][3] He ruled in the Jejakabhukti region (Bundelkhand in present-day Uttar pradesh and Madhya Pradesh).

Ancestory

According to 6th cen. Book Sashivansh Vinod and Bilaspur inscription Hariharvarman, a 118th or 71th Chandravanshi Chandel king from Chanderi, Bundelkhand after Shishupala made his elder son Govindvarman the king of his kingdom before leaving Kahlur, while he took the remaining four sons with him to the temple of Naina Devi where he formed the new kingdom.[4][5][6]

  • 118th or 71th King of Chanderi, Harihar-Varman
  • 119th Govindvarman,eldest son of Harihar-Varman.
  • 120th Bhubhujaamvarman
  • Chandravarman, son of Bhubhujaamvarman and founder of Jejakabhukti State.

The poetic ballads about the Chandelas do not mention Nannuka at all, and instead name "Chandravarman" as the founder of the Chandela dynasty.

However, Nannuka is mentioned as the dynasty's founder in two inscriptions found at Khajuraho, dated Vikrama Samvat 1011 (954 CE) and 1059 (1002 CE). These two inscriptions, eulogistic in nature, do not provide much information of historical value.[3]

Life

The 954 CE inscription states that he had conquered many enemies, and that other princes feared and obeyed him. It also states that he was "shaped like the god of love", and "playfully decorated the faces of the women of the quarters with the sandal of his fame".[7] The inscription also praises him using vague phrases, such as "a touchstone to test the worth of the gold of the regal order".[8] The 1002 CE inscription describes him as the Sun and the pearl-jewel of his family. It compares his archery skills to that of the legendary hero Arjuna. It praises his modesty and generosity, and calls him the "delight of his subjects".[9]

The epigraphic records do not mention the circumstances in which the Chandel kingdom was established.[8] The titles given to Nannuka in the Chandela records include nṛpa, narpati and mahīpati. These are not very high titles, and therefore some modern historians believe that he was only a small feudatory ruler.[9] According to the local tradition of Bundelkhand, the Chandelas became rulers of that region after subduing the Pratiharas. Historian R. K. Dikshit notes that, in absence of any historical evidence, it is hard to believe that Nannuka defeated the imperial Pratiharas. He could have overthrown a local branch of the Pratiharas.[9]

External Links

https://historyofbilaspurhp.wordpress.com/

References

  1. Pradesh (India), Uttar (1988). Uttar Pradesh District Gazetteers: Hamirpur. Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  2. Gangoly, Ordhendra Coomar (1957). The Art of the Chandelas. Rupa.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dikshit 1976, p. 25.
  4. India, Anthropological Survey of (1996). Himachal Pradesh. Anthropological Survey of India. ISBN 978-81-7304-094-8.
  5. Massy, Charles Francis (1890). Chiefs and Families of Note in the Dehli [sic], Jalandhar, Peshawar and Derajat Divisions of the Panjab. Printed at the Pioneer Press.
  6. Census of India, 1991: Una (in हिन्दी). Controller of Publications. 1995.
  7. Dikshit 1976, pp. 25-26.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Mitra 1977, p. 27.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 Dikshit 1976, p. 26.

Bibliography

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