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'''Vasudeva Kanva''' ({{circa|75|66 BCE}}) was the founder of the [[Kanva dynasty]].<ref>{{citation |last=Hazra |first=Rajendra Chandra |title=Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jar4V3piCeQC |year=1987 |orig-year=1940 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=81-208-0422-8 }}<br>- {{citation |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |title=Political History of Ancient India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1KObc_qaXYC |year=2006 |publisher=Cosmo Publications |isbn=81-307-0291-6 }}</ref> He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler [[Devabhuti]]. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}} Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti by a daughter of his slave woman disguised as his queen. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}<br>- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}</ref>
'''Vasudeva Kanva''' ({{circa|75|66 BCE}}) was the founder of the [[Kanva dynasty]].<ref>{{citation |last=Hazra |first=Rajendra Chandra |title=Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jar4V3piCeQC |year=1987 |orig-year=1940 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=81-208-0422-8 }}<br>- {{citation |last=Raychaudhuri |first=Hemchandra |author-link=Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri |title=Political History of Ancient India |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h1KObc_qaXYC |year=2006 |publisher=Cosmo Publications |isbn=81-307-0291-6 }}</ref> He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler [[Devabhuti]]. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}} Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti by a daughter of his slave woman disguised as his queen. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}<br>- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}</ref><ref name="Symist">{{cite book |title=INDIA: Brief History Volume 4 |date=7 July 2019 |publisher=Symist |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/INDIA_Brief_History_Volume_4/pemgDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Devabhuti%22+-wikipedia&pg=PA52&printsec=frontcover |language=English}}</ref>


King Vasudeva was one of the famous patrons of arts.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qV42xSKDftUC | title=Indian Kavya Literature|volume=2 | first=Anthony | last=Kennedy Warder | year=1989| page=114| isbn=9788120804470}}</ref>
==Ascension to power==
He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler [[Devabhuti]]. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.{{sfn|Thapar|2013|p=296}} Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti by a daughter of his slave woman disguised as his queen.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}<br>- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}</ref><ref name="Symist"/><ref name="Symist V3">{{cite book |title=INDIA: Brief History Volume 3 |date=3 March 2019 |publisher=Symist |pages=34 |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/INDIA_Brief_History_Volume_3/WimLDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Devabhuti%22+-wikipedia&printsec=frontcover |language=English |format=EBook}}</ref>
 
==Reign==
He was a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnavite]] (worhsipper of Lord [[Vishnu]]).<ref name="Symist V3"/> Most of the taxes collected during his reign were used for temples. He was one of the famous patrons of arts.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qV42xSKDftUC | title=Indian Kavya Literature|volume=2 | first=Anthony | last=Kennedy Warder | year=1989| page=114| isbn=9788120804470}}</ref><ref name="Symist"/><ref name="Symist V3"/> During his reign, the [[Indo-Greek Kingdom|Indo-Greeks]] invaded, but he managed to keep his throne.<ref name="Symist V3"/> He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wPB7XoSiboUC | title=World history from early times to A D 2000 | first=B.V. | last=Rao | date=January 2012 | publisher=Sterling Publishers | page=97| isbn=9788120731882 }}<br>- {{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rOVpOG6MPMcC | title=History of Ancient India | first=Rama | last=Shankar | year=1967 | publisher=Tripathi | page=189| isbn=9788120800182 }}</ref><ref name="Symist"/><ref name="Symist V3"/>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 14:27, 20 November 2021


Vasudeva Kanva
Founder of Kanva dynasty
Reignc. 75 – c. 66 BCE (9 years)
PredecessorDevabhuti
SuccessorBhumimitra
IssueBhumimitra
DynastyKanva

Vasudeva Kanva (c. 75 – c. 66 BCE) was the founder of the Kanva dynasty.[1] He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler Devabhuti. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.[2] Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti by a daughter of his slave woman disguised as his queen. He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.[3][4]

Ascension to power

He was originally an Amatya (minister) of last Shunga ruler Devabhuti. Vasudeva killed the last Shunga ruler and established Kanva dynasty.[2] Bana's Harshacharita informs us that he came to power after the death of Devabhuti by a daughter of his slave woman disguised as his queen.[5][4][6]

Reign

He was a Vaishnavite (worhsipper of Lord Vishnu).[6] Most of the taxes collected during his reign were used for temples. He was one of the famous patrons of arts.[7][4][6] During his reign, the Indo-Greeks invaded, but he managed to keep his throne.[6] He was succeeded by his son Bhumimitra.[8][4][6]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ↑ Hazra, Rajendra Chandra (1987) [1940], Studies in the Puranic Records on Hindu Rites and Customs, Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0422-8
    - Raychaudhuri, Hemchandra (2006), Political History of Ancient India, Cosmo Publications, ISBN 81-307-0291-6
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Thapar 2013, p. 296.
  3. ↑ Rao, B.V. (January 2012). World history from early times to A D 2000. Sterling Publishers. p. 97. ISBN 9788120731882.
    - Shankar, Rama (1967). History of Ancient India. Tripathi. p. 189. ISBN 9788120800182.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 INDIA: Brief History Volume 4. Symist. 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Rao, B.V. (January 2012). World history from early times to A D 2000. Sterling Publishers. p. 97. ISBN 9788120731882.
    - Shankar, Rama (1967). History of Ancient India. Tripathi. p. 189. ISBN 9788120800182.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 INDIA: Brief History Volume 3 (EBook). Symist. 3 March 2019. p. 34.
  7. ↑ Kennedy Warder, Anthony (1989). Indian Kavya Literature. Vol. 2. p. 114. ISBN 9788120804470.
  8. ↑ Rao, B.V. (January 2012). World history from early times to A D 2000. Sterling Publishers. p. 97. ISBN 9788120731882.
    - Shankar, Rama (1967). History of Ancient India. Tripathi. p. 189. ISBN 9788120800182.

Sources

Further reading

  • Lahiri, Bela: Indigenous States of Northern India (circa 200 B.C. - 320 A.D.), University of Calcutta, 1974.


Preceded by
Devabhuti 		Kanva dynasty
c. 75 BCE 		Succeeded by
Bhumimitra
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