Maitraka dynasty

rdf:langString Maitraka dynasty

rdf:langString Maitraka Empire

rdf:langString Maitrakas of Valabhi

rdf:langString Coinage of Valabhi , late 5th-8th century CE. Capped head right in Ksatrapa style. Trident with Brahmi legend around.

rdf:langString Paramabhataraka

rdf:langString c. 776 CE

rdf:langString c. 475-c. 493 CE

rdf:langString c. 762-c. 776 CE

rdf:langString c. 475 CE

rdf:langString Maitraka Empire

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rdf:langString Eran pillar

rdf:langString Eran stone pillar inscription.

rdf:langString Rubbing of the inscription.

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rdf:langString The Eran stone pillar inscription of Bhanugupta mentions a "very big and famous battle" between the Guptas and the Maitrakas.

rdf:langString Copper plate grant issued by Śīlāditya I, dated year 290 [?] aśvayuja badi 10 recording a donation of villages and lands.

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rdf:langString Eran pillar inscription of Bhanugupta

rdf:langString Bhanugupta Eran stone pillar inscription.jpg

rdf:langString Eran_pillar_inscription_of_Goparaja.jpg

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rdf:langString Maitraka plate 1.jpg

rdf:langString Maitraka plate 2.jpg

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rdf:langString Siladitya VI

rdf:langString Gupta Empire

rdf:langString Western Satraps

rdf:langString Traikutaka dynasty

rdf:langString Hinduism

rdf:langString Chavda dynasty

rdf:langString Saindhava dynasty

rdf:langString Maitrakas and their contemporaries in India in 590 AD

rdf:langString The Maitraka dynasty ruled western India (now Gujarat) from approximately 475 to approximately 776 CE from their capital at Vallabhi. With the sole exception of Dharapaṭṭa (the fifth king in the dynasty), who followed the Mithraic mysteries, they were followers of Shaivism. Their origin is uncertain but they were probably Chandravanshi Kshatriyas. Following the decline of the Gupta Empire, Maitraka dynasty was founded by Senapati (general) Bhaṭārka, who was a military governor of Saurashtra under Gupta Empire, who had established himself as the independent around 475 CE. The first two Maitraka rulers Bhaṭārka and Dharasena I used only the title of Senapati (general). The third ruler Droṇasiṁha declared himself as the Maharaja. During the reign Dhruvasena I, Jain council at Vallabhi was probably held. The next ruler Dharapaṭṭa is the only ruler considered as a sun-worshipper. King Guhasena stopped using the term Paramabhattaraka Padanudhyata along his name like his predecessors, which denotes the cessation of displaying of the nominal allegiance to the Gupta overlords. He was succeeded by his son Dharasena II, who used the title of Mahadhiraja. His son, the next ruler Śilāditya I Dharmāditya was described by Hiuen Tsang, visited in 640 CE, as a "monarch of great administrative ability and of rare kindness and compassion". Śilāditya I was succeeded by his younger brother Kharagraha I. Virdi copperplate grant (616 CE) of Kharagraha I proves that his territories included Ujjain. During the reign of the next ruler, Dharasena III, north Gujarat was included in this kingdom. Dharasena II was succeeded by another son of Kharagraha I, Dhruvasena II, Balāditya. He married the daughter of Harṣavardhana. His son Dharasena IV assumed the imperial titles of Paramabhattaraka Mahrajadhiraja Parameshvara Chakravartin. Sanskrit poet Bhatti was his court poet. The next powerful ruler of this dynasty was Śilāditya II. During the reign of Śilāditya V, Arabs probably invaded this kingdom. The last known ruler of this dynasty was Śilāditya VI. Maitrakas set up a Vallabhi University which came to be known far and wide for its scholastic pursuits and was compared with the Nalanda University. They came under the rule of Harṣa of Vardhana dynasty in the mid-seventh century, but retained local autonomy, and regained their independence after Harṣa's death. After repeated attacks by Arabs from the sea, the kingdom had weakened considerably. The dynasty ended by 783 CE. Apart from legendary accounts which connect fall of Vallabi with the Tajjika (Arab) invasions, no historical source mention how the dynasty ended. More than hundred temples of this period are known, mostly located along the western coast of Saurashtra.

rdf:langString Prakrit

rdf:langString Sauraseni Apabhramsa

rdf:langString Maitrakas of Valabhi

rdf:langString Disestablished

rdf:langString Established

rdf:langString Map_of_ancient_India_during_Gupta_emperor_Kumaragupta_I's_reign.jpg

rdf:langString Map_of_the_Western_Satraps.png

rdf:langString Map_of_the_Gupta_Empire.png

rdf:langString Saurashtra_region_within_Gujarat_India_relief_map.jpg

rdf:langString Valabhi drachms. Late 5th-8th century Capped head right in Ksatrapa style Trident; Brahmi legend around.jpg