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A copperplate land grant by Raṇasiṃhadeva of the Candrāvatī Paramāras
A copperplate land grant by Raṇasiṃhadeva of the Candrāvatī Paramāras

Author(s): Dániel Balogh
Subject(s): Cultural history, Historical Geography, Ancient World, Middle Ages, Historical Linguistics
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Candrāvatī Paramāra dynasty; copperplate land grant; Raṇasiṃhadeva; Dhārāvarṣa; Roheḍā plates; Arbuda;

Summary/Abstract: A land grant issued by Raṇasiṃhadeva of the Candrāvatī branch of the Paramāra dynasty in North-West India has recently come to my attention. It contains a genealogy of the Candrāvatī line from Utpalarāja to Raṇasiṃha. This ruler was hitherto known only from one published inscription (the Roheḍā plates), and has been thought to be a usurper who briefly snatched the throne from the legitimate ruler Dhārāvarṣa. The grant, dated 1 November 1161 CE, makes no mention of Dhārāvarṣa, calling for a reinterpretation of some ambiguous lines of the Roheḍā inscription. It is a possibility that Raṇasiṃha was not a usurper, but ruled as a regent during Dhārāvarṣa’s minority and then willingly handed the throne over to him.

  • Issue Year: 63/2010
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 259-273
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English