Ancient History of the Deccan c4.s3.26

c4.s3.26

Harishêṇa, son of Dêvasêna reigned probably about 500 to 530 A. D. It is probable that this king made conquests in all directions, since the Ajaṇṭâ inscription mentions Kunṭala (the Kadamba kingdom) Avanti (Mâḷwâ), Kaliṅga, Kosala, Trikûṭa, Lâṭa and Andhra. These évents probably took place from 500 to 515 A. D. In fact it is about 500 A. D. that Râvivarman killed Srî-Vishṇuvarman, who was reigning at Pâlâśikâ; Harivarman might have contributed to the struggle against the king of Kunṭala. In the VI century we have not a single document of the Traikûṭas. It is therefore probable that they were destroyed by Harishêṇa at the begniming of this century. It is also probable that it was at the beginning of the VI century that Indra of Kaliṅga fought with Indra the Vishṇukuṇḍin; and possibly Harishêṇa had to interfere in the affairs of the Kaliṅga and the Ândhra (between the Gôdâvârî and the Krishṇa). Again, an inscription of Eran (Gupta Insc., p.93), dated 510-511 mentions a fight in which Bhânu-Gupta was allied with the king of Śarabha i.e. the king of Kosala. It is perhaps at this time that Harishêṇa fought with the kings of Avanti (Mâḷwâ) and Mêkala (the Narbadâ).