Vahara
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Vahara (वाहर) or Vaharendra (वाहरेन्द्र) was a ruler of Kosgai or Kosagaigarh in Korba district, Chhattisgarh. Kosgai or Kosagaigarh is a village Korba district, Chhattisgarh, situated 25 kms off Korba-Katghora Road on the hillocks of Putka Pahad.
Variants
Vaharendra (वाहरेन्द्र)
Jat Gotras Namesake
- Vahar (Jat clan) = Vahara (वाहर) also called Vaharendra (वाहरेन्द्र) is mentioned in Kosgain Stone Inscription (No.I) of Vahara. The inscription is one of the king Vahara who belonged to the Haihaya i e, Kalachuri Dynasty of Ratanpur. The object of it seems to be to record the king's victory over some Pathânas. [1]
- Vahar (Jat clan) = Vahara (वाहर) also called Vaharendra (वाहरेन्द्र) is mentioned in Kosgain Stone Inscription (No.II) Of Vahara: (Vikrama) Year 1570 (=1513 AD). Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.563-568
Genealogy
Kosgain Stone Inscription (No.I) of Vahara provides us the following Genealogy : The first historical prince, named after the legendary kings Haihaya1 and Kârtavirya, is Singhana (सिंघण) (V.6). The name of his son, which is partly damaged, seems to have been Danghira (डांघीर) (V.6). His son was Madanabrahman (मदनब्रह्मा) (V.6), from whom was born Râmchandra (रामचंद्र) (V.6). The latter's son was Ratnasena (रत्नसेन) (V.7),2 whose son, apparently from his wife Gundayi (गुण्डायी) (V.7), was Vaharemdra (वाहरेन्द्र) (V.8). (p.558). [2]
Haihaya (हैहय) → Kartavirya (कार्तवीर्य) → Singhana (सिंघण) → Danghira (डांघीर) → Madanabrahman (मदनब्रह्मा) → Ramchandra (रामचंद्र) → Ratnasena (रत्नसेन) ( wife Gundayi (गुण्डायी) → Vaharemdra (वाहरेन्द्र)
History
Kosgain Stone Inscription (No.I) of Vahara was originally found in the fort of Kosgain, 4 miles to the north-east of Chhuri, the chief town of the former Chhuri Zamindarî in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh.
The inscription is one of the king Vahara who belonged to the Haihaya i e, Kalachuri Dynasty of Ratanpur. The object of it seems to be to record the king's victory over some Pathans. The inscription is not dated, but from the other inscription on the same stone, which belongs to the same reign and is dated in the Vikrama year 1570, as well as from the Ratanpur Stone Inscriptions Of Vahara: (Vikrama) Year 1552 (=1495 AD), which mentions the artisans Chhïtaku and Mandana, it is clear that Vâharèndra flourished at the end of the fifteenth and in the beginning of the sixteenth century A C.[3]
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References
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.557-563
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.557-563
- ↑ Corpus Inscriptionium Indicarium Vol IV Part 2 Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi Era, Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi, 1905, p.557-563
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