Khayaravala dynasty
The Khayaravala dynasty, was a dynasty, that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, during the 11th and 12th centuries. Their capital was located at Khayaragarh in Shahabad district. Pratapdhavala and Shri Pratapa were kings of the dynasty according to inscription of Rohtas. The dynasty ruled the Japila territory(now Japla) as feudatories, of the Gahadavalas.[1][2][3][4]
Khayaravala dynasty | |||||||||
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| 11th - 13th century | |||||||||
| Capital | Khayaragarh, Shahabad district | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Nayak (King or Chief) | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 11th - 13th century | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
For most of their history, they were feudatories of the Gahadavala dynasty of Varanasi as detailed by inscriptions which show land grants being made to the Khayaravalas.[5]
HistoryEdit
There are remains of archeological find-spots in the area previously controlled by the dynasty. These find-spots are inscription of Pratapdhavala in Phulwaria, the Tutrahi fall rock inscription of Vikram Samvat 1214, Tarachandi rock inscription of Pratapdhavala of Vikram Samvat 1225, Copper plate inscription of Udayaraja and Indradhavala of Vikram Samvat 1254 and Rohtas inscription of Shri Pratapa of Vikram Samvat 1279.[4]
RulerEdit
Following are the rulers of Khayaravala dynasty:.[4]
- Pratapdhavala[4]
- Udayaraja[4]
- Indradhavala[4]
- Shri Pratapa[4]
Additional imagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Prabhu, T. L. (4 August 2019). Majestic Monuments of India: Ancient Indian Mega Structures. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ Prakash, Gyan (30 October 2003). Bonded Histories: Genealogies of Labor Servitude in Colonial Indiaq. ISBN 9780521526586. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ Ranjan, Manish (19 August 2002). Jharkhand Samanya Gyan. ISBN 9789351867982. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Niyogi, Rama (1951). "The Khayaravāla Dynasty". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 14: 117–122. JSTOR 44303949.
- ↑ Dubey, DP (2016). "Phulavariyā Rock Inscriptions of the Nāyaka Pratāpadhavala of Jāpila". Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India: 46–55.