Achyuta of Panchala
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Achyuta was the last independent ruler of Panchala. He was defeated by Samudragupta, the powerful Gupta emperor Samudragupta.[1]
Reign
Achyuta was the last independent ruler of Panchala. He was defeated by Samudragupta, the powerful Gupta emperor Samudragupta, after which Panchala was annexed into the Gupta Empire.[2]
The coins of Achyuta found from Ahichatra have a wheel of eight spokes on the reverse and the legend Achyu on the obverse.[3]
Defeat by Samudragupta=
The early portion of the Prayag prashasti of Samudragupta mentions that Samudragupta "uprooted" Achyuta, Nagasena, and a ruler whose name is lost in the damaged portion of the inscription.[4][5] According to the inscription, Samudragupta reinstated these rulers after they sought his forgiveness.[6][7]
It is not clear why the names of these three kings is repeated later in the inscription. According to one theory, these three kings 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.[6] 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.[8]
References
- ^ Raychaudhuri, H.C. (1972). Political History of Ancient India, Calcutta: University of Calcutta, p.473
- ^ 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.
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