Asura Kingdom
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Asura Kingdom (Sonitpura Kingdom) is a mythological kingdom that is mentioned in a multiple of
Kalika purana, Banasura, the last ruler of the asura kingdom is represented as an anti-Brahminical character.[4]
Dynasty
| Nu. | Name of Known rulers |
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| 1 | Marichi |
| 2 | Kashyap
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| 3 | Hiranyakashipu |
| 4 | Prahlad
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| 5 | Virochana |
| 6 | Mahabali |
| 7 | Bana |
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Notes
- ^ Caudhurī 1985, p. 67.
- ^ (Shin 2018:36)
- ^ Shin (2018), p. 321:"These accounts show the Puranic perception of the Saiva cult in early medieval Kamarupa, which consisted largely of popular cults of local inhabitants or people out of the Brahmanical ambit."
- ^ Shin (2018), p. 321: "(H)e was imagined or represented as an anti-Brahminical character in the Kalika Purana.."
References
- Caudhurī, Niśipada (1985). Historical archaeology of central Assam.
- Shin, Jae-Eun (2018), "Redefining Divine Presence: A Study of Hidden Lingas in the Mid-Brahmaputra Valley", in Bopearachchi, Osmund; Ghosh, Suchandra (eds.), Early Indian History and Beyond:Essays in Honour of Professor B.D Chattopadhyaya, Delhi: Primus Books, pp. 313–34
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Dynasty
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| 1 | Marichi |
| 2 | Kashyap
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| 3 | Hiranyakashipu |
| 4 | Prahlad
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| 5 | Virochana |
| 6 | Mahabali |
| 7 | Bana |
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