Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c15.s2.29
Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c15.s2.29
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c15.s2.29
Petty Maurya kings continued to rule in Western India as well as Magadha long after the extinction of the Imperial line. King Dhavala of the Maurya dynasty is referred to in the Kaṇaswa inscription of A. D. 738.¹ Dr. D. R. Bhandarkar identifies him with Dhavalappadeva, the overlord of Dhanika, mentioned in the Dabok (Mewar) inscription of *cir. A. D. 725*.² Maurya chiefs of the Koṅkaṇ and Khāndesh are referred to in Early Chalukya and Yādava epigraphs.³ A Maurya ruler of Magadha named Pūrṇavarman is mentioned by Hiuen Tsang.