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The Mahameghavahana dynasty (Mahā-Mēgha-Vāhana, 2nd or 1st century BC to early 4th century CE [3] [4]) was an ancient ruling dynasty of Kalinga after the decline of the Maurya Empire. [5] In the first century B.C., Mahameghavahana, a king of Chedirastra (or Cetarattha, i.e., kingdom of the Chedis ) [ 6 ] conquered Kalinga and Kosala .
Meghavahana, the first prince of the restored dynasty, is said to have been the son of Gopaditya, a great-grandson of Yudhishthira, living in exile at the court of the king of Gandhara. Meghavahana, who is supposed to have taken possession of the throne of his forefathers at the invitation of the Kashmirian ministers, is described as a strong ...
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Kalinga is a historical region of India.It is generally defined as the eastern coastal region between the Ganges and the Godavari rivers, although its boundaries have fluctuated with the territory of its rulers.
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Kharavela [a] was the emperor of Kalinga (present-day eastern coast of India) from 193 to 180 BC.The primary source for Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription.The inscription is undated, only four of its 17 lines are completely legible, others unclear, variously interpreted and disputed by scholars.
This dynasty is mentioned in Chullakalinga Jataka and Kalingabodhi Jataka. The last ruler of the first Kalinga dynasty is said to have broken away from the Danda kingdom along with the kings of Asmaka and Vidarbha as its feudal states, and established rule of second Kalinga dynasty. Known rulers are. Dandaki; Mahakalinga; Chullakalinga
The Chalukya dynasty and Rashtrakuta dynasty had their capitals in modern-day Karnataka and used Kannada and Sanskrit as court languages. Between 800 and 1200 CE, parts of Western Maharashtra, including the Konkan region, were ruled by different Shilahara houses based in North Konkan, South Konkan, and Kolhapur. [ 22 ]