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| ⚫ | '''Achyuta''' was the last independent ruler of [[Panchala]]. He was defeated by [[Samudragupta]], a powerful [[Gupta Empire|Gupta emperor]].<ref>Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). ''Political History of Ancient India'', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.473</ref> |
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| succession = King of [[Panchala]] |
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| reign = c. 350 CE |
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| ⚫ | '''Achyuta Naga''' was the last independent ruler of [[Panchala]], in what is now northern India. He was defeated by [[Samudragupta]], a powerful [[Gupta Empire|Gupta emperor]].<ref name="pp">Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). ''Political History of Ancient India'', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.473</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Achyuta was the last independent ruler of [[Panchala]]. He was defeated by |
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[[File:East-Hem 200ad.jpg|thumb|Panchala around the time of Achyuta]] |
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The coins of Achyuta found from Ahichatra have a wheel of eight spokes on the reverse and the legend ''Achyu'' on the obverse.<ref>Lahiri, B. (1974). ''Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 B.C. to 320 A.D.) '', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.182</ref> |
The coins of Achyuta found from Ahichatra have a wheel of eight spokes on the reverse and the legend ''Achyu'' on the obverse.<ref>Lahiri, B. (1974). ''Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 B.C. to 320 A.D.) '', Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.182</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The early portion of the [[Allahabad pillar# Samudragupta inscription|Prayag ''prashasti'' of Samudragupta]] mentions that Samudragupta "uprooted" three kings: Achyuta, [[Nagasena]], and another ruler, whose name is lost in the damaged portion of the inscription.{{sfn|Tej Ram Sharma|1978|p=53}}{{sfn|R. C. Majumdar|1981|pp=20-21}} According to the inscription, Samudragupta reinstated these rulers after they sought his forgiveness.{{sfn|Ashvini Agrawal|1989|p=106}}{{sfn|Tej Ram Sharma|1989|p=74}} |
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==Defeat by Samudragupta=== |
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| ⚫ | The early portion of the [[Allahabad pillar# Samudragupta |
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It is not clear why these three kings' names are repeated later in the inscription. According to one theory, they were vassal rulers who rebelled against Samudragupta after the death of his father. Samudragupta crushed the rebellion and reinstated them after they sought his forgiveness. Later, these rulers rebelled once more, and Samudragupta defeated them again.{{sfn|Ashvini Agrawal|1989|p=106}} Another possibility is that the author of the inscription thought it necessary to repeat these names while describing Samudragupta's later conquests in Aryavarta, simply because these kings belonged to that region.{{sfn|Tej Ram Sharma|1989|p=76}} |
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== References == |
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* {{cite book |author=Ashvini Agrawal |title=Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRjC5IaJ2zcC&pg=PA315 |year=1989 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0592-7 }} |
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* {{cite book |author=R. C. Majumdar |author-link=R. C. Majumdar |title=A Comprehensive History of India |volume=3, Part I: A.D. 300-985 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mRBuAAAAMAAJ |year=1981 |publisher=Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House |oclc=34008529 }} |
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* {{cite book |author=Tej Ram Sharma |title=Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions |url=https://archive.org/details/personalgeograph00sharuoft |page=[https://archive.org/details/personalgeograph00sharuoft/page/258 258] |year=1978 |publisher=Concept |oclc=249004782 }} |
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* {{cite book |author=Tej Ram Sharma |title=A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWVZWjNAcAgC |year=1989 |publisher=Concept |isbn=978-81-7022-251-4 }} |
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[[Category:Vassal rulers of the Gupta Empire]] |
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[[Category:Kings of Pañcāla]] |
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| Reign | c. 350 CE |
| House | Nagas of Panchala |
Achyuta Naga was the last independent ruler of Panchala, in what is now northern India. He was defeated by Samudragupta, a powerful Gupta emperor.[1]
Reign
[edit]Achyuta Naga was the last independent ruler of Panchala. He was defeated by the Gupta Emperor Samudragupta, after which Panchala was annexed into the Gupta Empire.[1]
The coins of Achyuta found from Ahichatra have a wheel of eight spokes on the reverse and the legend Achyu on the obverse.[2]
The early portion of the Prayag prashasti of Samudragupta mentions that Samudragupta "uprooted" three kings: Achyuta, Nagasena, and another ruler, whose name is lost in the damaged portion of the inscription.[3][4] According to the inscription, Samudragupta reinstated these rulers after they sought his forgiveness.[5][6]
It is not clear why these three kings' names are repeated later in the inscription. According to one theory, they were vassal rulers who rebelled against Samudragupta after the death of his father. Samudragupta crushed the rebellion and reinstated them after they sought his forgiveness. Later, these rulers rebelled once more, and Samudragupta defeated them again.[5] Another possibility is that the author of the inscription thought it necessary to repeat these names while describing Samudragupta's later conquests in Aryavarta, simply because these kings belonged to that region.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.473
- ^ Lahiri, B. (1974). Indigenous States of Northern India (Circa 200 B.C. to 320 A.D.) , Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.182
- ^ Tej Ram Sharma 1978, p. 53.
- ^ R. C. Majumdar 1981, pp. 20–21.
- ^ a b Ashvini Agrawal 1989, p. 106.
- ^ Tej Ram Sharma 1989, p. 74.
- ^ Tej Ram Sharma 1989, p. 76.
Sources
[edit]- Ashvini Agrawal (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-0592-7.
- R. C. Majumdar (1981). A Comprehensive History of India. Vol. 3, Part I: A.D. 300-985. Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. OCLC 34008529.
- Tej Ram Sharma (1978). Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions. Concept. p. 258. OCLC 249004782.
- Tej Ram Sharma (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept. ISBN 978-81-7022-251-4.