• The Somavamshi (IAST: Somavaṃśī, "Lunar dynasty") or Keshari (IAST: Keśarī) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th...
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    regions such as Odra, Toshala, Kongoda and Utkala. The Somavamshi dynasty, also known as Keshari dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India...
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    founder of the Lohara dynasty. Historian Krishna Chandra Panigrahi provides the following chronology of the later Somavamshis: The following is a list...
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    These caves were renovated during the reign of Uddyotakeshari of Somavamshi dynasty. 1. Tatowa Gumpha The parrots are carved above the entrance arch and...
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  • The following list enumerates Hindu empires and dynasties in chronological order. Note: Kingdoms that acted as princely states to the British Empire are...
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    Chindaka Naga (category Dynasties of India)
    constantly at war with their neighbours- the Somavamshi dynasty, the Kalachuris of Ratnapura, the Mana dynasty and the Western Chalukya Empire. The Chindaka...
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  • Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala (category Dynasties of India)
    capital was probably located at Shripura (modern Sirpur). The later Somavamshi dynasty, which claimed lunar lineage, appears to have been related to them...
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  • Bhanjas and the Somavamshis in the 10th century. The origin of the Bhauma-Kara family is not certain. The earliest records of the dynasty name their family...
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    Eastern Ganga dynasty (also known as Purba Gangas, Rudhi Gangas or Prachya Gangas) were a large medieval era Indian royal Hindu dynasty that reigned from...
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    62 metres above sea level. The Barabati was built in 987 CE by the Somavamshi dynasty lineage ruler Maharaja Markata Keshari while building a stone embankment...
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    7th-century ruler of the Somavamshi dynasty. The current temple is attributed to Narasimhadeva I of the Eastern Ganga dynasty, r. 1238–1264 CE– . It is...
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    under the reign of early Eastern Ganga dynasty. By the 12th century, with the defeat of the Somavamshi dynasty by the Eastern Ganga monarch Anantavarman...
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    The practice became significant when one of the great queens of the Somavamshi dynasty decided that in order to honour the gods, certain women who were trained...
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    Dhabaleswara. The temple structure was constructed during the rule of Somavamshi dynasty by King Yayati Keshari.The present day temple was renovated and repaired...
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  • rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription. Gupta Empire Bhauma-Kara dynasty Somavamshi dynasty: Somavamshi King Janamajaya-I Mahabhavagupta (c. 882–922 CE) consolidated...
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    The Pandyan dynasty, (Tamil: [paːɳɖijɐr]) also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great...
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    Andhra-bhṛtyas or Andhra-jatiyas) in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian Brahmin dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana...
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    which is ruled by various dynasties like Mahameghavahana dynasty, Bhauma-Kara dynasty, Somavamshi dynasty, Kalachuri Dynasty (during this time its become...
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    Kalachuris of Ratnapura (category Kalachuri dynasty)
    certainty. Kalinga-raja conquered the Dakshina Kosala region from the Somavamshi dynasty, and established the Ratnapura kingdom around 1000 CE. He made Tummana...
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    Bhonsle dynasty (or Bhonsale, Bhosale, Bhosle) are a prominent Indian Marathi royal house. They claimed descent from the Rajput Sisodia dynasty, but were...
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  • Shailodbhava, Somavamshi, and Eastern Ganga. The medieval era rulers to rule over the Kalinga region were the Suryavamsa Gajapatis, Bhoi dynasty, Paralakhemundi...
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    The Tomara dynasty (also called Tomar dynasty in modern vernaculars due to schwa deletion) ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana in India during...
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    belonged to the Somavamshi dynasty, and was defeated at Adinagara. The defeated king is identified with Indranatha of the Somavamshi dynasty of Kalinga, and...
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    respectively. The Barabati Fort is a 10th-century castle built by the Somavamshi dynasty lineage ruler Maharaja Markata Keshari. The ruins of the fort still...
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  • Shunga Empire (redirect from Shunga dynasty)
    The Shunga dynasty (IAST: Śuṅga) was the fifth ruling dynasty of Magadha and controlled most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 73...
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    WESTERN CHALUKYAS EASTERN CHALUKYAS CHOLAS KADAMBAS CHANDELAS KALACHURIS SOMAVAMSHIS KALINGAS GUGE   ◁ ▷ Bhoja II (910–912) was overthrown by Mahipala I (912–944)...
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    CHALUKYAS CHOLAS KADAMBAS CHANDELAS KALACHURIS SOMAVAMSHIS KALINGAS GUGE   ◁ ▷ The Chudasama dynasty were in constant conflict with the Chaulukyas. Hemachandra...
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  • was the last ruler of the Bhauma-Kara dynasty. She was possibly assassinated by Yayati I of the Somavamshi dynasty, the brother of Tribhuvana Mahadevi II...
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    instabilities in the Bhauma-Kara kingdom, the neighboring Somavamshi and Bhanja dynasties attempted to conquer the region. The Bhanjas of Khinjali married...
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    The Vishnukundina dynasty (IAST: Viṣṇukundina) was an Indian dynasty based in Deccan, which ruled territory comprising present-day Andhra Pradesh, Telangana...
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