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Yasodharman or Yashôdharman (Devanagari:यशोधर्मा) was the king of Malwa, in central India, during the early part of the 6th century. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.

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The Gupta empire had been weakened by the attacks of the Indo-Hephthalites, known in India as the Hunas, towards the end of the 5th century, which caused it to break up into smaller states. The Gupta Empire ( Hindi: गुप्त राजवंश was ruled by members of the Gupta dynasty from around 320 to 550 C The Huna (also known as Indo-Hephthalites or Alchon) as they were known in South Asia, seem to have been part of the Hephthalite group who The Huna (also known as Indo-Hephthalites or Alchon) as they were known in South Asia, seem to have been part of the Hephthalite group who The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. Yasodharman defeated a Huna army in 528 and their ruler Mihirakula, which checked the Huna expansion in India. Events By Place Byzantine Empire February 13 — Justinian appoints a commission (including the Jurist Mihirakula (Chinese 大族王 Japanese Daizoku-o was the most important Sveta Huna ruler in India. Legend has it that Yashodharman, originally a prince, had lost his kingdom and was saved by a girl while wandering in a forest. It is said that it was a message from this girl, whom he later considered a sister, that acted as a motivation behind his military endeavours. Twin monolithic pillars at Sondani in Mandsaur District were erected by Yasodharman as a record of his victory. Mandsaur District is a District of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. [1][2]

Three inscriptions of Yasodharman have been found in Mandsaur. Mandsaur or Mandsour ( Hindi:मन्दसौर/मंदसौरis a city in the Malwa region and district of Madhya Pradesh state One of these is of samvat 589 (532 AD). Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 11 — Nika riots in Constantinople: The cathedral is destroyed Yasodharman had acquired the title of Vikramaditya. For the Gupta king see Chandragupta II Vikramāditya Vikramaditya ( Sanskrit: विक्रमादित्य [3] The Kashmiri poet Kalhana has mentioned about three Kalidasas. Kalhana ( कल्हण) (c 12th century) a Kashmiri Brahmin was the celebrated author of Rajatarangini, Kashmir 's history "Kalidasa" redirects here For the true bug Genus, see Kalidasa (insect. The second Kalidasa, who wrote the books 'Raguvansha' and 'Jyotirvidabharan', was court poet of Yasodharman. According to some analysts, Kalidasa has mentioned the victories of Yasodharman as 'Raghu-digvijaya'. His pillars claim that his rule extended from Himalayas in the north to Travancore in south, although that seems rather unlikely. Travancore or Thiruvithaamkoor ( Malayalam: തിരുവിതാങ്കൂര്‍ "Thiru" (respectful prefix which suggests either royal or The ruler of Magadha had become his friend. Magadha (मगध formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas ( Sanskrit, "great countries" or regions in ancient India. The victory of Yasodharman is mentioned in the sentence “Ajay Jarto Hunan” in the grammar of Chandra of the sixth century. This mention in the phrase sentence अजय जर्टो हुणान or “Ajay Jarto Huṇān”, refers to the defeat of Huns by the Jats under the leadership of Yasodharman. The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads with a Turkic core of aristocracy [4]

Bijayagadh inscription

The Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana, locally known as Bhīm kī Lāţ, was erected at Bayana in Bharatpur district for having perfection been attained in samvat 428 on the fifteenth lunar day of the dark fortnight of (the month) Phâlguna. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bayana is a historical town in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan in India. Bharatpur District is a district of Rajasthan state in western India. The line 3 of Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana reads as[5]:

"(Line 3. )-On the ceremony of the pundarîka-sacrifice (having been performed), this sacrificial post has been caused to be set up by the Varika, the illustrious Vishnuvarhana whose royalty and name are well established,-who is the excellent son of Yashôvardhana; (and) the excellent son’s son of Yashôrâta; (and) the excellent son of the son’s son of Vyâghrarâta, - for the purpose of increasing (his) splendour, sacrifices, religion, welfare (in the other world), prosperity, fame, family, lineage, good fortune, and enjoyment".

The Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana shows that Yasodharman, the father of Vishnuvardhana, was a king of Virk gotra. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Bayana is a historical town in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan in India. Vishnuvardhana ( Kannada: ವಿಷ್ಣುವರ್ಧನ (1108-1152 CE was a king of the Hoysala Empire in present day Indian state of Karnataka Virk (pronounced Vir-rk (Hindi (विर्क Punjabi: ਵਿਰਕ is a Jat clan [6] [7]Thakur Deshraj and CV Vaidya apparently believe that the inscription of Bijaygarh and Mandsaur "prove" that Yasodharman, the ruler of Malwa, was a Jat king of the Virk gotra clan). Thakur Deshraj ( Hindi: ठाकुर देशराज (1903-1970 was a social worker nationalist and a historian of Rajasthan in India. Epigraphy (ἐπιγραφολογία from Greek ἐπιγραφή — "inscription" is the study of inscriptions or epigraphs engraved Mandsaur or Mandsour ( Hindi:मन्दसौर/मंदसौरis a city in the Malwa region and district of Madhya Pradesh state Virk (pronounced Vir-rk (Hindi (विर्क Punjabi: ਵਿਰਕ is a Jat clan For the Wasp Genus, see Gotra (wasp A Gotra is the Lineage A clan is a group of People united by Kinship and descent, which is defined by perceived descent from a common ancestor [8][4]

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References

  1. ^ Fleet, John F. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum: Inscriptions of the Early Guptas. Vol. III. Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publications Branch, 1888, 147-148
  2. ^ Mandasor Pillar Inscription of Yashodharman
  3. ^ Kalhana: Rajatarangini
  4. ^ a b CV Vaidya, History of Medieval Hindu India
  5. ^ Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana
  6. ^ Bijayagadh Stone Pillar Inscription of Vishnuvardhana
  7. ^ Fleet, John F. Kalhana ( कल्हण) (c 12th century) a Kashmiri Brahmin was the celebrated author of Rajatarangini, Kashmir 's history The Rājatarangiṇī ( The River of Kings) is a metrical chronicle of the kings of Kashmir from earliest time written in Sanskrit by Kalhaṇa. Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum: Inscriptions of the Early Guptas. Vol. III. Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publications Branch, 1888, 254.
  8. ^ Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992 (Page 707)
Thakur Deshraj ( Hindi: ठाकुर देशराज (1903-1970 was a social worker nationalist and a historian of Rajasthan in India.
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