Nagavanshi Inscriptions

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (Retd.), Jaipur

Introductory Note

Here we have provided the information about Nagavanshi rulers. It is a compilation of Nagavanshi Inscriptions in various parts of India. This may provide good information about origin and migration of Jats. At the end of each Inscription, some notes are given to explain the location of places and identification of names. If there is any relation with any of Jat clan it is also explained.

According to Dilip Singh Ahlawat (Hindi - Jat Viron ka Ithihass), These Naga Jats ruled over Kantipur, Mathura, Padmavati, Kausambi, Nagpur, Champavati, (Bahgalpur) and in the central India, in western Malwa, Nagaur (Jodhpur- Rajasthan). In addition they ruled the ancient land of Shergarh, (Kotah Rajasthan), Madhya Pradesh (Central India), Chutiya, Nagpur, Khairagarh, Chakra Kotiya and Kawardha. The great scholar, Jat Emperor, Bhoja Parmar, mother Shashiprabha was a maiden of a Naga Clan.

The great warrior-saint Tejaji 's (A Jat of the Dhauliya Gotra of Rajasthan) brave wife Bodal, lost her life fighting a Naga youth named Balu. A shrine to the warrior saint Teja is erected there. In Rajasthan today there are many Jats of this Naga clan.

In Uttar Pradesh there are many villages of Naga Jats, some villages are - Rampuria, Khudaganj, Dharampur in the district of Badayun and Ahar in the District of Bulandshahr. Legend has it that Ahar is the same ancient village where, Bhimsen was poisoned by Duryodhana and thrown into the Ganga River. Bhimsen was saved by the Nagas.

Sanchi Nagavanshi Inscriptions of third century BCE

See List at Sanchi

Nagavanshi Inscriptions at Bharhut 3rd century BCE to 12 th century AD

See List at Bharhut

Shergarh Kota Inscription of Nagavanshi rulers of year 791 CE

In The Indian antiquary, volume 14, page 45 it is written, that an inscription of the Nagavanshi rulers dated January 15, 791 CE was found at Shergarh, District Kotah, Rajasthan. In that inscription the names of four Jat kings is mentioned - Bindunaga, Padmanaga, Sarvasara, and Devadatta. This tells us the name queen of Sarvanaga as Shree and Devadatta has been mentioned as Samanta.

Bhairanmatti Stone Inscription of the Sinda family Saka year 955

Source - Epigraphia Indica Vol.III (1894-95), A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D, pp. 230-236

See - Bhairanmatti

Boramdeo Temple Inscriptions 1088 A.D.

See- Boramdeo

Source - (Cunningham's Archaeological Reports, Volume XVIII, page 42.)

Narayanpal Stone inscription of Queen Gunda-mahadevi 1111 AD

See- Narayanpal

Source - Epigraphia Indica Vol. IX (1907-08): A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D. & Sten Konow, Ph.D.,pp. 161-62

Barsur inscription of Ganga-mahadevi, wife of Somesvaradeva Saka year 1130

See - Barsur

Source – Epigraphia Indica Vol. IX (1907-08): A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D. & Sten Konow, Ph.D.,pp.162-63

Dantewara Dantesvari gudi inscription of Narasimhadeva Saka year 1140

Source – Epigraphia Indica Vol. IX (1907-08): A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D. & Sten Konow, Ph.D., p.163

See - Dantewara

Kuruspal inscription of Dharana-Mahadevi, second queen(?) of Somesvara

See - Kuruspal Source – Epigraphia Indica Vol. IX (1907-08): A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D. & Sten Konow, Ph.D.,pp. p.163

Sunarpal stone inscription of Mahadevi, queen of Jayasimhadeva

See - Sunarpal

Source – Epigraphia Indica Vol. IX (1907-08): A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D. & Sten Konow, Ph.D.,pp. p.163

Bastar Nagavamshi inscriptions

Source – Epigraphia Indica Vol. IX (1907-08): A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D. & Sten Konow, Ph.D.,pp. p.163

See- Bastar

Nagpur Museum Inscription of Somesvara Saka Samvat 1130

Source - Epigraphia Indica Vol.III (1894-95), A S I, Edited by E. Hultzsoh, Ph.D, pp. 315-318

See - Nagpur

Bilaigarh Plates of Prithvideva II : Kalachuri year 896 (1144 AD)

Reference - Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 551-554

See- Bilaigarh

Boria Statue Inscriptions of Jasarajadeva Kalachuri year 910 (1158 AD)

Reference - Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 585

See - Boria Kawardha

Ratanpur stone inscription of of Prithvideva II : Kalachuri year 915 (1163 AD)

Reference - Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 501

See - Ratanpur

Kharod Bilaspur stone Inscription of Ratnadeva II : Chedi year 933 (1181 AD)

Reference - Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 533

See - Kharod Bilaspur

Jatanpal Stone Inscription of Saka Year 1140 (A.D. 1218)

Source - Epigraphia Indica Vol. X (1909-10): A S I, Edited by Sten Konow, Ph.D.,p.40

(Deposited at Jagdalpur)

See - Jatanpal

Dantewara Pillar Inscription Saka year 1147 (1224 A.D.)

(In situ)

Source - Epigraphia Indica Vol. X (1909-10): A S I, Edited by Sten Konow, Ph.D.,p.40

See - Dantewara

Sahaspur Statue Inscription of Yasoraja of Kalachuri year 934 (A.D. 1182)

Reference - Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p. 595

See - Sahaspur

Chaura (Kawardha) Inscription at Mandava Mahal of Ramachandra of Phani or Nagavansha Samvat 1406 (A. D. 1349)

(In situ)

Source - Hira Lal: Descriptive lists of inscriptions in the Central provinces and Berar,p.162-63

See - Chaura

See also

List of Naga Rajas - A Trilingual List of Naga Kingss, from the Tibetan

References

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