Ereyanga
| Ereyanga | |
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| Hoysala King | |
| Reign | c. 1098 – c. 1102 CE |
| Predecessor | Vinayaditya |
| Successor | Veera Ballala I |
| Dynasty | Hoysala |
| Father | Vinayaditya |
| Religion | Jainism |
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Ereyanga (r. 1098–1102 CE) was the son of Vinayaditya and distinguished himself as a Chalukya feudatory during their campaigns against Dhara of Malwa. Though his rule as a monarch of Hoysala Empire was short, he served his father as the Yuvaraja. He was a Jain by faith.
He took the title- 'Vira Ganga'.
Early life
Ereyanga was born to the Hoysala king Vinayaditya and his wife Keleyabbe or Keleyala Devi.[1] He first distinguished himself by helping Chalukya Someshvara II in suppressing rebellions.[2]
References
- ^ Benjamin Lewis Rice (1 May 2007). Mysore in general. A. Constable. p. 337.
- ^ S. Settar (1992). The Hoysaḷa Temples Volume 1. Inst. of Indian Art History Karnatak Univ. p. 11.
Sources
- Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041
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