Sripurusha
| Sripurusha | |
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| Muttarasa, Rajakesari, Bhimakopa, Ranabhajana | |
| Western Ganga King | |
| Reign | c. 726 – c. 788 CE (62 years) |
| Predecessor | Shivamara I |
| Successor | Shivamara II |
| Dynasty | Western Ganga |
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Sripurusha was a
Badami Chalukyas and used titles such as Muttarasa, Rajakesari, Bhimakopa and Ranabhajana. An able warrior and a scholar, he authored the Sanskrit work Gajasastra. He is known to have undertaken significant irrigation projects such as the construction of a dam (Katta).[1]
Politics of the South
The rule of Sripurusha Muttarasa seems to have been filled with conflicts with the
Chalukyas. The victory of Sripurusha over the Pallava Paramesvaravarman II and assumed the title Permanadi. He had good relations with Chalukyas and had helped them fight the Pallavas during the rule of Vikramaditya II and later he fought the Pandyas during the rule of Chalukya Kirtivarman II
but suffered reversal at Venbai.
When the Rashtrakutas rose to power, though betrayed by the Nolambas, Sripurusha had many victories against Krishna I
and occupied some Ratta territories. This resistance to Rashtrakutas continued for some time before the Gangas normalised their relationship with martial alliances.
References
- Notes
- ISBN 9788125029120.
- Sources
- Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, Concise history of Karnataka, 2001, MCC, Bangalore (Reprint 2002)