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{{Short description|Royal dynasty in Kosala, India}} | |||
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[[File:Dhanadeva Ayodhya inscription.jpg|thumb|The [[Dhanadeva-Ayodhya inscription]], 1st century BCE.<ref name="Kishore">Ayodhya Revisited by Kunal Kishore | [[File:Dhanadeva Ayodhya inscription.jpg|thumb|The [[Dhanadeva-Ayodhya inscription]], 1st century BCE.<ref name="Kishore">''Ayodhya Revisited'' by Kunal Kishore, [https://books.google.com/books?id=gKKaDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA24 p. 24.]</ref>]] | ||
[[File:Muladeva coin Kosala.jpg|thumb|Coin of ruler Muladeva, minted in Ayodhya, Kosala. Obv: ''Muladevasa'', elephant to left facing symbol. Rev: Wreath, above symbol, below snake.]] | [[File:Muladeva coin Kosala.jpg|thumb|Coin of ruler Muladeva, minted in Ayodhya, Kosala. Obv: ''Muladevasa'', elephant to left facing symbol. Rev: Wreath, above symbol, below snake.]] | ||
The '''Deva dynasty''' of [[Saketa]], was a dynasty of kings who ruled in the area of the city of [[Ayodhya]], [[Kosala]], in [[India]] from the 2nd century BCE until the end of 1st century BCE.<ref name="Kishore"/>{{sfn|Bakker | The '''Deva dynasty''' of [[Saketa]], was a dynasty of kings who ruled in the area of the city of [[Ayodhya]], [[Kosala]], in [[India]] from the 2nd century BCE until the end of 1st century BCE.<ref name="Kishore"/>{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1982}} | ||
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Five Deva kings are attested by their coins: Mula-deva, Vayu-deva, Vishakha-deva, Patha-deva, and Dhana-deva.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}}{{sfn|Shailendra Bhandare|2006|pp=77–8, 87–8}}{{sfn|Harry Falk|2006|p=149}} Another king - Phalgudeva - is attested by the 1st century BCE [[Dhanadeva-Ayodhya inscription|Ayodhya inscription]] of his son Dhanadeva.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}} | Five Deva kings are attested by their coins: Mula-deva, Vayu-deva, Vishakha-deva, Patha-deva, and Dhana-deva.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}}{{sfn|Shailendra Bhandare|2006|pp=77–8, 87–8}}{{sfn|Harry Falk|2006|p=149}} Another king - Phalgudeva - is attested by the 1st century BCE [[Dhanadeva-Ayodhya inscription|Ayodhya inscription]] of his son Dhanadeva.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}} | ||
After the decline of the [[Maurya | After the decline of the [[Maurya Empire]], Saketa (modern [[Ayodhya]]) appears to have come under the rule of the [[Shunga Empire|Shunga]] ruler [[Pushyamitra Shunga|Pushyamitra]]. One interpretation of Dhanadeva's inscription suggests that Pushyamitra appointed a Deva king as a governor at Saketa.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=20}} This would mean that the Devas ruled as Shunga vassals. However, another interpretation suggests that the Devas ruled as sovereigns and considered themselves as legitimate heirs of the Shungas.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}} | ||
The ''[[Yuga Purana]]'' mentions Saketa as the residence of a governor, and describes it as being attacked by a combined force of [[Yavanas|Greeks]], [[Mathura]]s, and [[Panchala]]s.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|pp=18-19}} [[Mahābhāṣya|Patanjali's commentary]] on [[Pāṇini|Panini]] also refers to the Greek siege of Saketa.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=7,19}} The ''[[Yuga Purana]]'' states that Saketa was ruled by seven powerful kings after the retreat of the Greeks.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=20}} The ''Vayu Purana'' and the ''Brahmanda Purana'' also state that seven powerful kings ruled in the capital of Kosala. These kings appear to be same as the Deva kings: Dhanadeva's is described as the king of Kosala (''Kosaladhipati'') in his inscription.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}} | The ''[[Yuga Purana]]'' mentions Saketa as the residence of a governor, and describes it as being attacked by a combined force of [[Yavanas|Greeks]], [[Mathura]]s, and [[Panchala]]s.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|pp=18-19}} [[Mahābhāṣya|Patanjali's commentary]] on [[Pāṇini|Panini]] also refers to the Greek siege of Saketa.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=7,19}} The ''[[Yuga Purana]]'' states that Saketa was ruled by seven powerful kings after the retreat of the Greeks.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=20}} The ''Vayu Purana'' and the ''Brahmanda Purana'' also state that seven powerful kings ruled in the capital of Kosala. These kings appear to be same as the Deva kings: Dhanadeva's is described as the king of Kosala (''Kosaladhipati'') in his inscription.{{sfn|Hans T. Bakker|1984|p=21}} | ||
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* {{cite book |author=Hans T. Bakker |author-link=Hans T. Bakker |title=Ayodhya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r8rIygAACAAJ |year=1984 |publisher=Institute of Indian Studies, University of Groningen |oclc=769116023 }} | * {{cite book |author=Hans T. Bakker |author-link=Hans T. Bakker |title=Ayodhya |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r8rIygAACAAJ |year=1984 |publisher=Institute of Indian Studies, University of Groningen |oclc=769116023 }} | ||
* {{cite journal |author=Hans T. Bakker |author-link=Hans T. Bakker |title=The rise of Ayodhya as a place of pilgrimage |journal=Indo-Iranian Journal |volume=24 |number=2 |year=1982 |pages=103–126 |url=https://archive.org/details/AyodhyaAsPageOfPilgrimageHTBakker_201801/page/n0 |doi=10.1163/000000082790081267 |s2cid=161957449 }} | |||
* {{cite book |author=Harry Falk |chapter=The Tidal Waves of Indian History: Between the Empires and Beyond |editor=Patrick Olivelle |title=Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-568935-6 }} | * {{cite book |author=Harry Falk |chapter=The Tidal Waves of Indian History: Between the Empires and Beyond |editor=Patrick Olivelle |title=Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-568935-6 }} | ||
* {{cite book |author=Shailendra Bhandare |chapter=Numismatics and History: The Maurya-Gupta Interlude in the Gangetic Plain |editor=Patrick Olivelle |title=Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-568935-6 }} | * {{cite book |author=Shailendra Bhandare |chapter=Numismatics and History: The Maurya-Gupta Interlude in the Gangetic Plain |editor=Patrick Olivelle |title=Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=0-19-568935-6 }} | ||
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The Deva dynasty of Saketa, was a dynasty of kings who ruled in the area of the city of Ayodhya, Kosala, in India from the 2nd century BCE until the end of 1st century BCE.[1][2]
Political history[edit | edit source]
Five Deva kings are attested by their coins: Mula-deva, Vayu-deva, Vishakha-deva, Patha-deva, and Dhana-deva.[3][4][5] Another king - Phalgudeva - is attested by the 1st century BCE Ayodhya inscription of his son Dhanadeva.[3]
After the decline of the Maurya Empire, Saketa (modern Ayodhya) appears to have come under the rule of the Shunga ruler Pushyamitra. One interpretation of Dhanadeva's inscription suggests that Pushyamitra appointed a Deva king as a governor at Saketa.[6] This would mean that the Devas ruled as Shunga vassals. However, another interpretation suggests that the Devas ruled as sovereigns and considered themselves as legitimate heirs of the Shungas.[3]
The Yuga Purana mentions Saketa as the residence of a governor, and describes it as being attacked by a combined force of Greeks, Mathuras, and Panchalas.[7] Patanjali's commentary on Panini also refers to the Greek siege of Saketa.[8] The Yuga Purana states that Saketa was ruled by seven powerful kings after the retreat of the Greeks.[6] The Vayu Purana and the Brahmanda Purana also state that seven powerful kings ruled in the capital of Kosala. These kings appear to be same as the Deva kings: Dhanadeva's is described as the king of Kosala (Kosaladhipati) in his inscription.[3]
Although the texts mention seven powerful kings of Kosala, only six Deva kings are known from coins and an inscription. Indologist Hans T. Bakker speculates that Mitra-deva, who is mentioned in the 7th century text Harshacharita, may have been the seventh Deva king. Mitra-deva is said to have killed Sumitra (that is, the Shunga king Vasumitra). If Bakker's identification is correct, it appears that the Deva kings rebelled against their Shunga overlords. However, several kings, whose names ended in -deva, ruled various parts of India, so this identification is not certain. Moreover, some manuscripts of Harshacharita mention the king's name as Muladeva.[3]
The Deva dynasty was replaced by the Datta dynasty at the end of the 1st century BCE, which itself was replaced by the Mitra dynasty in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, which also ruled in Mathura.[1] It is thought that the Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps ultimately replaced these local kings, until the advent of the Kushan Empire.
Rulers[edit | edit source]
Based on the identification of Mitradeva as a Deva king, Hans T. Bakker provides the following list of Deva kings:[9]
- Muladeva (possibly a vassal of Pushyamitra at Saketa)
- Mitradeva (contemporary of Vasumitra)
- Vayu-deva
- Patha-deva
- Phalgudeva
- Dhanadeva
- Vishakhadeva
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ayodhya Revisited by Kunal Kishore, p. 24.
- ↑ Hans T. Bakker 1982.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Hans T. Bakker 1984, p. 21.
- ↑ Shailendra Bhandare 2006, pp. 77–8, 87–8.
- ↑ Harry Falk 2006, p. 149.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hans T. Bakker 1984, p. 20.
- ↑ Hans T. Bakker 1984, pp. 18-19.
- ↑ Hans T. Bakker 1984, p. 7,19.
- ↑ Hans T. Bakker 1984, pp. 21-22.
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- Hans T. Bakker (1984). Ayodhya. Institute of Indian Studies, University of Groningen. OCLC 769116023.
- Hans T. Bakker (1982). "The rise of Ayodhya as a place of pilgrimage". Indo-Iranian Journal. 24 (2): 103–126. doi:10.1163/000000082790081267. S2CID 161957449.
- Harry Falk (2006). "The Tidal Waves of Indian History: Between the Empires and Beyond". In Patrick Olivelle (ed.). Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-568935-6.
- Shailendra Bhandare (2006). "Numismatics and History: The Maurya-Gupta Interlude in the Gangetic Plain". In Patrick Olivelle (ed.). Between the Empires: Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-568935-6.