Ishwarsena

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Royal emblem of Kalachurya

Ishwarsena was the founder of the Abhira dynasty and he started an era which later became known as the Kalachuri-Chedi era. He and his descendants whose names do not occur in the Puranas seem to have ruled over a large territory in deccan.[1][2] He took the title of Rajan and an era was named after him. His descendents proceeded to rule for nine generations.[3] Ishwarsena later on mingled with Yadav Rajputs. A number of feudatories of the Abhiras ruled in various parts of Maharashtra. One such family is known from an inscription in cave XVII at Ajanta which mentions Ashmaka in verse 10.[4][5]His coins are dated only in the first and second years of his reign and are found only in Saurashtra and Southern Rajputana.[6][7]

See also

  • Ahirs
  • Maharastra

References

  1. ↑ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=sDluAAAAMAAJ&q=Ishwarsena&dq=Ishwarsena&hl=en&ei=DIOATb_rJcfirAeyxvm5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAw
  2. ↑ Heritage of Tansa Valley-page-33
  3. ↑ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=vRwS6FmS2g0C&pg=PA186&dq=Ishwarsena&hl=en&ei=DIOATb_rJcfirAeyxvm5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Ishwarsena&f=false
  4. ↑ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=yScbAAAAIAAJ&q=Ishwarsena&dq=Ishwarsena&hl=en&ei=DIOATb_rJcfirAeyxvm5Bw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBA
  5. ↑ Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Sholapur-page-40
  6. ↑ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=mB4LAQAAMAAJ&q=abhiras+of+rajputana&dq=abhiras+of+rajputana&hl=en&ei=a32RTc6oJca3cPzUrIkH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBDgK
  7. ↑ Inscriptions of the Kalachuri-Chedi era, Part 1
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