Ratnadeva

Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R)

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Ratnadeva I (1045-1065 CE) was Kalachuri King of Ratanpur in Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh. He founded historical place Ratanpur in Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

Variants

• Ratnaraja
• Ratna-raja
• Ratnadeva I
• Ratnadeva I
• Ratna-deva I
• Ratnadeva (I)

History

Ratanpur Fort

For some period in Fifth-Sixth Century A.D., Nala kings dominated this area followed by Kalchuri Kings of Tumman who had Ratanpur as their capital.

Ratanpur, originally known as Ratnapura, was the capital of Kalachuris of Ratnapura, who were a branch of the Kalachuris of Tripuri. According to the 1114 CE Ratanpur inscription of the local king Jajjaladeva I, his ancestor Kalingaraja conquered Dakshina Kosala region, and made Tummana (modern Tuman) his capital. Kalingaraja's grandson Ratnaraja established Ratnapura (modern Ratanpur).

Ancestry of Ratanpur Kalachuri rulers

Source - Ratanpur Stone Inscription Of Jajalladeva I - (Kalachuri) Year 866 (=1114 AD)

The Ancestry of Ratanpur Kalachuri rulers was as under:

Kartavirya (Haihayas) →

Kokalla (lord of Chedi). He had eighteen sons, of whom the eldest became the lord of Tripuri.

Kalingaraja who leaving the ancestral country (Tritsu) conquered Dakshina Kosala. He resided at Tummâna as the place was previously the capital of his ancestors. From him was born Kamalaraja →

Kamalaraja →

Ratnadeva (I) (adorned Tummâna with several temples, founded Ratanpura and adorned it with many temples). Ratnadeva (I) married Nônallâ (नोनल्ला) the daughter of Vajjûka (वज्जूक), the lord of the Kômô-mandala. She bore to him a son name Prithvideva (I) who succeeded him. →

Prithvideva (I) constructed several temples such as that of Prithvishvara at Tummâna and excavated a large tank at Ratanpura. He married Rajalla (राजल्ला) from whom he had a son named Jajalladeva (I).

Jajalladeva (I) → He defeated Someshvara (सोमेश्वर) of Chakrakota. Jajalladeva (I) founded a town named Jajallapura (जाजल्लपपुर) (modern Janjgir),

Ratnadeva (II)