Ancient History of the Deccan c5.s2: § 3, The Traikûṭas
Ancient History of the Deccan c5.s2
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§ 3, The Traikûṭas
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This dynasty (see Rapson, sections 42, 132, 134) reigned on the coast north of Bombay.
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They have found (J. B. B. R. A. S., 1914, Vol. XXIII., pages 1 to 7) some coins that mention a certain king named Indradatta and his son Dahragaṇa, some other coins that mention a king called Indradatta and his son Dahrasêna and a few others that mention Dahragaṇa and his son Vyâghragaṇa. The Pardi plates (J. B. B. R. A. S., Vol XVI, Art. XIX; page 346) are dated in the reign of Dahrasêna and in the 207th year of the era used by the Traikûṭas.
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The Surat plates (Ep. Ind., Vol XI, page 219) are dated in the reign of Vyâghrasêna in the year 241 and the plates discovered at Kaṇhêri by Mr. Bird are dated in the year 245.
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It is admitted that the era used by the Traikûṭas is nothing but the Kaḷachuri or Chêdi era which begins on the 5th September 248 A.D. (Ep. Ind., Vol IX, page 129). So Dahrasêna reigned in 455-6 A.D; Vyâghrasêna in 489-90 and the Kaṇhêri plates are dated in the year 493-494 A.D. It is quite possible that this era was not founded by the Traikûṭas; it was perhaps founded by the Âbhiras.
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A close examination of these documents enables us to admit that the kings whose name ends in "gaṇa" may be identified with those whose name ends in "sêna".
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Thus we have the following genealogy: Indradatta
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Dahrasêna (who reigned in 455 A.D.)
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Vyâghrasêna (who reigned in 490 A.D.)
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The Traikûṭa is mentioned by Kâlidâsa. The Vâkâṭaka Harisheṇa conquered it. The Pardi plates have been issued from the town of Âmrakâ and the Surat plates from Amruddhapura.
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§ 4. The Kalachuris.
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The Abhona plates (Ep. Ind., Vol VI., page 294) and Sarsavni plates (Ep. Ind., Vol. VI., page 295) give us the following genealogy: Krishnarâja
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Śamkaragaṇa (who reigned in 595 A.D.)
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Buddharâja (who reigned in 610 A.D.)
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These kings use the special era we have already spoken of. We have a coin of Krishnarâja (Prog. Rep. Arch. Surv. West. Ind. for 1914-15, page 60).
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It seems that the reign of Śamkaragaṇa was glorious: the Abhona plates tell us that he had his capital at Ujjain and reigned over the Nâsik regions which denotes a vast empire.
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The chief Nirihullaka reigned in the lower Narbadâ valley about 580 A. D., and was a feudatory (Sânkhîḍa grant; Ep. Ind., Vol. II., page 22) of Śamkaragaṇa. Nirihullaka was perhaps a descendant of Saṃgamasimha who was king of Barakuchchha in 292 i. e. 530-531 A. D. (Sunao-Kala plates).
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Buddharâja probably met with great reverses: before the year A.D. 601 (Bâdâmi inscription) the king Maṅgalêśa of the Chalukya dynasty vanquished him. In 609 A.D. he reigned at Vidiśa (Bêsnagar, near Bhilsâ, Vadner plates). In 610 A.D. (Sarsavni plates) he reigned at Ânandapura (Ânand in Kaira dist.; Ep. Ind., Vol. VI., page 297) and gave orders about the Barakuchcha-vishaya.
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We know (Aihole inscription) that Pulakêśin II vanquished Lâṭa, Gujarat and Mâḷwa.
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CHAPTER VI.
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THE DYNASTIES OF EASTERN DECCAN.