Koliya Naga
| Author: Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Koliya Naga (कोलिय नाग) were Nagavanshi Rulers in North-East India. The Koliyas were Kshatriya of the Adicca (Iksvaku) clan of the Solar Dynasty from the Indian subcontinent, during the time of Gautama Buddha.[1][2]
Variants
- Koliya Nagas (कोलिय नाग)
- Koliyas (कोलिय)
Origin
Jat clans
History
Sandhya Jain[3] includes Kunindas (कुणिन्द), in the Mahabharata tribes listed on Pandava Side, who were a widely spread tribe in the Terai region of Haridwar (III.141.25). They were possibly of Kirata stock. Also known as Kulinda (from the river Kalindi), their coins have been found near the source of the Yamuna-Ganga. Dwelled north of the Yamuna from Dehradun to Jagadhri. They were the first tribe to be subjugated by Arjuna when he moved northwards from Khandavaprastha (II.23.13 ). Sided with the Pandavas in the war and attacked the Kauravas with a formidable army of elephants (VIII.62.33ff).
The Salvas were a branch of the Madras and were ruling at Sialkot. These Madras had a branch named Kuninda, who were related to Koliya Naga. We know that the Madras were Vahikas and Jartas. Since according to grammatical illustration of Chandra-gomin the Jarta defeated the Huns, which means Skanda Gupta defeated the Huns. Hence Guptas were Jartas or Jat. [4]
Dr Naval Viyogi[5] writes....Most probably Nagas moved from Kashmir valley and settled in different valleys of Himachal Pradesh. Still today these Nagas can be Seen in numerous temples and heard in legends throughout the modern province of Himachal Pradesh.
Dr Naval Viyogi[6] writes....The Koliya Nagas said to be the descendants of Maram Nagas29, who came from west. It is apparent that Tangkhul and Koliya Nagas both came from west and settled here. The Koliya Nagas were living in Nepal (Ramagrama) during the life time of Buddha (567-487 BC) who were a branch of Sakyas tribe of Buddha (See Chapt VI, PP-164 & 67) later known as Kulinda (Madra).
Koliya Ganarajya
See Koliya Ganarajya
कोलिय गणराज्य
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[7] ने लेख किया है ...कोलिय गणराज्य (AS, p.238) पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश तथा नेपाल की सीमा पर स्थित बुद्ध कालीन गणराज्य था। महात्मा गौतम बुद्ध की माता 'मायादेवी' इसी राज्य के गण प्रमुख 'सुप्रबुद्ध' की कन्या थीं। स्थानीय किंवदंती के अनुसार बस्ती ज़िला, उत्तर प्रदेश में 'टिनिच' रेलवे स्टेशन से दो मील पूर्व और कुआनो नदी के दक्षिणी किनारे पर रेल के पुल से आधा मील दूर 'बड़ा चक्रा' (वराह क्षेत्र) नामक एक ग्राम है, जो पुराणों में वर्णित व्याघ्रपुर के प्राचीन नगर के स्थान पर बसा हुआ है। इसे ही बौद्ध-साहित्य का 'कोलिय नगर' कहा जाता है, जहाँ सुप्रबुद्ध की राजधानी थी। बौद्ध साहित्य में मायादेवी का पितृगृह 'देवदह' नामक स्थान पर बताया गया है। 'कोल' शब्द का अर्थ 'वराह' भी है और इसी कारण से शायद इस स्थान का परंपरागत नाम 'वराह क्षेत्र' या अपभ्रंश रूप में 'बड़ा चक्रा' चला आ रहा है। कुछ लोगों का यह भी मत है कि पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश की एक जाति 'कोली' प्राचीन कोलियों से संबद्ध है।
References
- ↑ Nan, Huaijin (1 January 1997). Basic Buddhism: Exploring Buddhism and Zen. Weiser Books. ISBN 9781578630202.
- ↑ Marques, Joan (12 March 2015). Business and Buddhism. Routledge. ISBN 9781317663430.
- ↑ Sandhya Jain: Adi Deo Arya Devata - A Panoramic View of Tribal-Hindu Cultural Interface, Rupa & Co, 7/16, Ansari Road Daryaganj, New Delhi, 2004 ,p.116, s.n.5.
- ↑ K.P. Jayaswal's book, History of India, PP 115-16
- ↑ Nagas, The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History, 2002, pp. 20
- ↑ Nagas, The Ancient Rulers of India, Their Origins and History, 2002, pp. 20
- ↑ Aitihasik Sthanavali by Vijayendra Kumar Mathur, p.238
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