Tuman
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Tuman (तुमान) was the first capital of Kalingaraja, the founder of Kalachuri dynasty in Chhattisgarh. It has been mentioned as Tummana (तुम्माण) or Tumanaka (तुमाणक) in Kalachuri inscriptions. Around 1050 AD King Ratandev of this dynasty shifted capital of Kalchuri kingdom from Tumman to Ratanpur.
Variants
- Tumān
- Tumman
- Tamman
- Tummâna/Tummana (तुम्माण)
- Vanko-Tummana/Vankô-Tummâna (Sheorinarayan Plates Of Ratnadeva II : (Kalachuri) Year 878) Vankô-Tummâna is identical with Tumān in the Bilaspur District. The place was so called on account of the well-known shrine of the god Vankëśvara (वांकेश्वर) which is mentioned in other records also.[1]
- Tumanaka (तुमाणक) Mentioned in L.28 of Amoda Plates Of Prithvideva I (Kalachuri) Year 831 (=1079 AD).[2]
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Tamana (Jat clan) = Tumanaka (तुमाणक) Mentioned in L.28 of Amoda Plates Of Prithvideva I (Kalachuri) Year 831 (=1079 AD).[3] Tuman was the capital of Kalingaraja, the founder of Kalachuri dynasty in Chhattisgarh. Around 1050 AD King Ratandev of this dynasty shifted capital of Kalchuri kingdom from Tumman to Ratanpur.
- Tamana (Jat clan) = Tummâna. Prithvidëva I is called the lord of Tummâna, mentioned in Koni Stone Inscription Of Prithvideva II - (Kalachuri) Year 900 (=1148 AD).(p.465)[4]
History
Tumanaka (तुमाणक) is mentioned in L.28 of Amoda Plates Of Prithvideva I (Kalachuri) Year 831 (=1079 AD).[5].....The object of the present inscription is to record the donation of the village Vasahâ (वसहा) in the Apara-mandala on the occasion of the construction of a chatushkikâ, or a hall resting on four pillars, of the temple of Vankësvara in Tummâna..... Tummâna, which was the first capital of the Kalachuris in Chhattisgarh, bas been satisfactorily identified with Tumân, 45 m north of Ratanpur.1 The present grant shows that Tummàna continued to receive royal attention even after the capital was shifted to Ratanpur. Line.28-29 state....— has given as a grant by (pouring) water on (the doneé's) hand, after washing both the resplendent feet of the holy Vankësvara and filling the hollow of his hand with water mixed with kusha, whole rice-grams and gold, on (the occasion of) the dedication of a hall resting on four pillars of (the temple of) the god, the holy Vankësvara (वङ्केश्वर), in Tumànaka (तुमाणक), on Sunday, the seventh tithi of the dark fortnight of Phàlguna.
Near 1000 AD prince Kalingaraja of Tripuri branch established his capital at Tamman and thus founded Ratanpur dynasty of Kalachuris. This branch of Kalachuris also called themselves Haihaiyavanshis. Around 1050 AD King Ratandev shifted capital of Kalchuri kingdom from Tumman to Ratanpur. Various Kings of this dynasty ruled over Dakshin-Koshala (the area now known as Chhattisgarh) for over 700 years from Ratanpur.
During 10-17th century South Kosal (Chhatisgarh) was ruled by Haihaya rulers with capital at Tripuri near Jabalpur. Raja Kalingaraja was from this dynasty whose capital was at Tuman. The ruins of capital Tuman can be still seen in north-west of Laafaagadh Jamindari (Kota tahsil) in present Bilaspur district. His son Ratan Singh founded Ratanpur which was capital of South Kosal for a long period. In 16th century Marathas defeated Raja Raghunath Singh, the last ruler of Ratanpur. [6]
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References
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.420
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.401-409
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.401-409
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p. 463-473
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1955, p.401-409
- ↑ Dr Vinita Naik:Agharia Kshatriya, p. 68