Govinda III (793 - 814) C. Events By Place Europe June 8 - Viking age: Vikings sack the Monastery of Lindisfarne, Northumbria Events By Place Europe Charlemagne dies in Aachen, aged 67 or 72 (depending on source Louis the Pious E. was a famous Rashtrakuta king who succeeded his illustrious father Dhruva Dharavarsha. The Rashtrakuta Dynasty ( Sanskrit: राष्ट्रकूट rāṣṭrakūṭa, Kannada: ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಕೂಟ was a royal Dhruva (780-793 CE was one of the ablest of the Rashtrakuta rulers and had ascended the throne after replacing his elder brother Govinda II. He was militarily the most successful King of the dynasty with successful conquests from Cape Comorin in the south to Kannauj in the north, from Banaras in the east to Broach (Bharuch) in the west. For other uses of Kanyakumari, please see Kanyakumari (disambiguation. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Kannauj ( Hindi कन्नौज Urdu: کنوج) also spelt Kanauj, Varanasi ( Sanskrit: वाराणसी Vārāṇasī, pronunciation) also commonly known as Benares ( or Banaras (बनारस He held titles such as Prabhutavarsha, Jagattunga, Anupama, Kirthinarayana, Prithvivallabha, Shrivallabha, Vimaladitya, Atishayadhavala and Tribhuvanadhavala. From the Someshvara inscription of 804 it is known that Gamundabbe was his chief queen.
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Early feud
Though Govinda III became the emperor it was not before having to face some internal family feuds. His elder brother Kambarasa (also known as Stambha) who coveted the throne went to war having formed an alliance of twelve chiefs as written in the Navasari record. [1] Other records like the Sisvayi and Sanjan records mention support to Govinda III from brother Indra and victory against the combined forces of Kambarasa. [2] Shivamara II of Ganga Dynasty of Talakad had joined Kambarasa but after the defeat was improsoned for a second time while Kambarasa was pardoned and allowed to govern from Gangavadi. Talakad (also known as Talakadu) ( Kannada:ತಲಕಾಡು is a town on the left bank of the Kaveri river at a spot where the river makes a sharp The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest Princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India.
Capture of Kannauj
From his capital in Mayurkhandi in Bidar district Govinda III conducted his northern campaign in 800. Bidar (ಬೀದರ್ is a district of Karnataka state in southern India. He successfully obtained the submission of Gurjara Pratihara Nagabhata II, Dharmapala of Pala Dynasty and the incumbent puppet ruler of Kannauj, Chakrayudha. Origin The Gurjar Pratiharas were one of the Agnikula clans of Rajputs according to a legend given in later manuscripts of Prithviraj Raso The Pala Empire was a dynasty in control of the northern and eastern Indian subcontinent, mainly the Bengal and Bihar regions from the 8th to It is said Nagabhata II ran away from the battle field. The Sanjan plates of Govinda III mentions that the horse of Govinda III drank the icy liquid bubbling in the Himalayan stream and his war elephants tasted the holy waters of the Ganga. The Ganges (ˈgænʤiːz also Ganga, Devanāgarī: hi गंगा in most Indian languages) is the major river in the Indian subcontinent [2] The rulers of Magadha and Banga also submitted to him. A inscription of 813 states the Govinda III conquered Lata (southern and central Gujarat) and made his brother Indra the ruler of the territory. This in effect became a branch of the Rashtrakuta empire. [3] However, another opinion is Govinda III had control over the regions between Vindhyas and Malwa in the north to Kanchi in the south, while the heart of his empire extended from the Narmada to Tungabhadra rivers. The Vindhya Range ( Sanskrit: विन्ध्य is a range of older rounded mountains and hills in the west-central Indian subcontinent which geographically Kanchipuram, Kanchi, or Kancheepuram is a city and a Municipality in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of The Narmada नर्मदा Gujarati નર્મદા or Nerbudda (Narbada is a river in central India and the fifth largest river in the Indian subcontinent The Tungabhadra River is a sacred river in Southern India that flows through the states of Karnataka and part of Andhra Pradesh to merge with the larger [3]
Southern conquests
The Eastern Chalukyas who had taken an antagonistic stand against the Rashtrakutas again had to face the wrath of Govinda III, who defeated Chalukya Vijayaditya II and installed Bhima Salki as its ruler. Origin of Eastern Chalukyas Pulakesin II (608–644 CE the greatest Badami Chalukya king conquered the eastern Deccan, corresponding to the He further defeated the king of Kaushal (Kosala) and occupied parts of Andhra and defeated Pallava Dantivarman in 803 at Kanchi. The word Kaushal in Devnagri Thesaurus (Hindi language means Clever or Perfect or Skillful/Skilled Origins See also Origin of Pallava The exact origin of the Pallavas is shrouded in mystery Events By Place Europe Nicephorus I of the Byzantine Empire and Charlemagne of the Holy Roman Empire settle He even obtained the submission of the King of Ceylon without even going to battle. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The King of Ceylon is said to have sent him two statues, one of himself and another of his minister as an act of submission. [4] The Nasari record states that now all the kingdoms of Tamil country, the Cholas, Pandyas and the Keralas paid their tribute to Govinda III. Origin The origin of the word “Pandya” has been a subject of much speculation [4]
Never had the Rashtrakuta empire reach such levels of military success and zenith of glory. [5] Govinda III died in 814. Events By Place Europe Charlemagne dies in Aachen, aged 67 or 72 (depending on source Louis the Pious His brother Indra during this time founded the Gujarat (Lata) branch kingdom. He was succeeded by his son Amoghavarsha I.
Notes
- ^ From two records of 808, Reu (1933), p64
- ^ a b Kamath (2001), p76
- ^ a b Reu (1933), p66
- ^ a b Kamath (2001), p77
- ^ A. S. Altekar in (Kamath 2001, p77)
References
- Sastri, Nilakanta K. A. [1955] (2002). A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar. New Delhi: Indian Branch, Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-560686-8.
- Kamath, Suryanath U. [1980] (2001). A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present. Bangalore: Jupiter books. LCCN 809-5179. The Library of Congress Control Number or LCCN is a serially based system of numbering cataloging records in the Library of Congress in the United OCLC 7796041. The OCLC Online Computer Library Center is according to its website a "nonprofit membership computer library service and research organization dedicated to the public purpose
- Reu, Pandit Bisheshwar Nath [1933] (1997). History of The Rashtrakutas (Rathodas). Jaipur: Publication scheme. ISBN 81-86782-12-5.
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King of the Rashtrakuta dynasty 793–814 |
Succeeded by Amoghavarsha I |
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