Śanakanika Maharaja was a feudatory of Chandragupta II or Vikramaditya of the Gupta Dynasty.[1] Śanakanika Maharaja is known from his record on his gift on a Vaishnavism cave temple at Udayagiri, which is dated 82.[2][3][4]
| Śanakanika Maharaja | |
|---|---|
| Maharaja of the Sanakanika tribe | |
| Reign | (around c. 380 CE- around c. 400 CE ) |
| Predecessor | Maharaja Visnudasa |
| Successor | ? |
| Dynasty | Sanakanika |
| Father | Maharaja Visnudasa |
Life
editHe hailed from the tribal community of the Sanakanikas, a tribe who possibly held the province of Vidisha.[3][4]
The Sanakanika feudatory chief of Chandragupta II, as well as his father and grandfather, bore the title Maharaja.[3] The Sanakanikas appear to have been subjugated by the powerful Gupta emperor Samudragupta, the father of Chandragupta II. Śanakanika Maharaja's father's name was 'Visnudasa', and his grandfather's name was Chagalaga.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ R. C. Majumdar (1981). A Comprehensive History of India. Vol. 3, Part I: A.D. 300-985. Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. p. 52-54. OCLC 34008529.
- ^ Agrawal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 8120805925. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Rapson, Edward James (2015). Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty - Scholar's Choice Edition (illustrated ed.). Creative Media Partners, LLC. p. 520. ISBN 978-1298395245. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
- ^ a b Radhakumud Mookerji (1997). The Gupta Empire (Paperback). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 38. ISBN 9788120804401.
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