Udayaditya
Udayaditya | |||||
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Emperor of Malwa | |||||
Reign | c. 1070 – c. 1093 CE[1] | ||||
Predecessor | Jayasimha I | ||||
Successor | Lakshmadeva or Naravarman | ||||
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Dynasty | Paramara | ||||
Father | Sindhuraja | ||||
Mother | Unknown | ||||
Religion | Hinduism |
Udayāditya (reigned c. 1070–1093) was a Paramara ruler of Malwa region of central India, who succeeded Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his son, either Lakshmadeva or Naravarman.
Ascension
Udayāditya was a brother of
Reign
The
During Udayaditya's reign, Vikramaditya VI - who now held the Kalyani Chalukya throne - invaded the Paramara kingdom, and captured the territory to the south of the
Personal life
Udayaditya was Bhoja's brother, as attested by the
Inscriptions recording grants made by and military achievements of both Lakshmadeva and Naravarman have been discovered. According to one theory, Lakshmadeva succeeded Udayaditya on the throne. An alternative view is that Lakshmadeva's grants and military successes happened during the reign of his father, and Naravarman succeeded Udayaditya on the throne.[2]
Udayaditya appears to have had the hereditary fondness for literature and art, and to have brought up his sons as scholars, and his son Naravarman is believed to have been the author of more than one Prashasti.
Coinage
The gold coins issued by Udayaditya are of 4.05 g weight. On the obverse of these coins the image of seated Lakshmi is depicted. On the reverse, the Devanagari legend, Shrimad Udayadeva is inscribed in three lines.[4]
References
- ^ Muzaffar Ahmed Ansari 2012, p. 29.
- ^ a b c Arvind K. Singh 2012, p. 21.
- ^ H. V. Trivedi 1991, pp. 63, 93–97.
- ISBN 0-19-564983-4, pp.134,353
Bibliography
- Arvind K. Singh (2012). "Interpreting the History of the Paramāras". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 22 (1): 13–28. JSTOR 41490371.
- Harihar Vitthal Trivedi (1991). Inscriptions of the Paramāras (Part 2). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Volume VII: Inscriptions of the Paramāras, Chandēllas, Kachchapaghātas, and two minor dynasties. .
- Muzaffar Ahmed Ansari (2012). "Muratpur and the Udaypur Praśasti: New Discoveries". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 22 (1): 29–33. JSTOR 41490372.