Vijayasimha
Vijayasimha | |
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King of Dahala | |
Reign | c. 1188-1210 CE |
Predecessor | Jayasimha |
Successor | Trailokyamalla |
Issue | Trailokyamalla |
Dynasty | Kalachuris of Tripuri |
Father | Jayasimha |
Mother | Gosaladevi |
Vijayasimha (
Reign
Vijayasimha succeeded his father Jayasimha as the Kalachuri king. His mother was Gosaladevi, and he had a brother named Ajayasimha.[1]
Sallakshana, a feudatory of Vijayasimha, declared independence during his reign. However, another feudatory named Malayasimha defeated Sallakshana in a battle fought at Karkaredi (modern Kakredi in Rewa district). This battle is recorded in the 1193 CE Rewa stone inscription.[1] Malayasimha also defeated a ruler named Vikrama, whose identity is not certain.[2]
Some earlier scholars believed that Vijayasimha lost control of the northern portion of his kingdom to the
Vijayasimha had a brother named Ajayasimha, who is mentioned as Maharajakumara ("son of the great king") in two inscription issued during Vijayasimha's reign. Earlier scholars assumed that he was a son of Vijayasimha, but the discovery of the 1193 CE Umaria inscription shows that he was a brother of Vijayasimha.[2]
Inscriptions
At least eight inscriptions from Vijayasimha's reign, all dated in the
An 1193 CE (944 KE) copper-plate inscription discovered at Umaria in
An 1197 CE (949 KE) copper-plate inscription discovered at Jhulpur in Mandla district records the grant of Hatim village to a Brahmana named Vidyadhara-sharman of the Bhargava gotra. The grant was made on the birthday of Vijayasimha's son Trailokyamalla. The inscription was transferred to the Government Museum at Mandla.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d V. V. Mirashi 1957, p. 496.
- ^ a b c V. V. Mirashi 1957, p. 497.
- ^ R. K. Sharma 1980, p. 35.
Bibliography
- R. K. Sharma (1980). The Kalachuris and their times. Sundeep. OCLC 7816720.
- ISBN 978-81-7007-121-1.