Mlechchha dynasty

For the ancient pejorative term for foreign people in India, see Mleccha

Kamarupa Kingdom

Mlechchha dynasty

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650 CE–900 CE

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Capital

Hadapeshvar (present-day Tezpur)

Religion

Polytheism

Government

Monarchy

Maharajadhiraja

c. 650 - c. 670

Salasthamba

c. 815 – c. 832

Harjjaravarman

c. 890 – c. 900

Tyagasimha

Historical era

Classical India

Established

650 CE

Disestablished

900 CE

The Mlechchha dynasty^[1] (c. 650 - 900) ruled Kamarupa from their capital at Hadapeshvar in the present-day Tezpur, Assam, after the fall of the Varman dynasty. The rulers were aboriginals (local clan, genetically non-diverse), though their lineage from Narakasura was constructed to accord legitimacy to their rule. According to historical records, there were twenty one rulers in this dynasty but the line is obscure and the names of some intervening rulers are not known. The Mlechchha dynasty in Kamarupa was followed by the Pala kings.

According to some historians, the remnant of the Mlechchha kingdom formed the later Kachari kingdom ^[2] based in Dimapur and the Sutiya kingdom based in Sadiya after being driven south and east by Brahmapala of the Pala dynasty.

Rulers

History of Kamarupa
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Rulers and Events

Rulers of Varman Dynasty (350 to 650 CE)

– Pushya Varman (350-374 CE)
– Samudra Varman (374-398 CE)
– Bala Varman (398-422 CE)
– Kalyana Varman (422-446 CE)
– Ganapati Varman (446-470 CE)
– Mahendra Varman (470-494 CE)
– Narayana Varman (494-518 CE)
– Bhuti Varman (518-542 CE)
– Chandramukha Varman (542-566 CE)
– Sthita Varman (566-590 CE)
– Susthita Varman (590-595 CE)
– Supratisthita Varman (595-600 CE)
– Bhaskar Varman (600-650 CE)

Rulers of Mlechchha Dynasty (650 to 900 CE)

– Salasthamba (650-670 CE)
– Vigrahastambha (670-680 CE)
– Palaka (680-695 CE)
– Kumara (695-710 CE)
– Vajra (710-725 CE)
– Harsha Varman (725-745 CE)
– Bala Varman II (745-760 CE)
– Salambha (795-815 CE)
– Harjjara Varman (815-832 CE)
– Vanamala Varman (832-855 CE)
– Jayamala (855-860 CE)
– Bala Varman III (860-880 CE)
– Tyagasimha (890-900 CE)

Rulers of Pala Dynasty (900 to 1100 CE)

– Brahma Pala (900-920 CE)
– Ratna Pala (920-960 CE)
– Indra Pala (960-990 CE)
– Go Pala (990-1015 CE)
– Harsha Pala (1015-1035 CE)
– Dharma Pala (1035-1060 CE)
– Jaya Pala (1075-1100 CE)

Major Events

– Establishment of first dynasty by Pushya Varman in 350 CE.
– End of Varman Dynasty in 655 CE.
– Establishment of aboriginal second dynasty by Salasthamba in 655 CE.
– End of Mlechchha Dynasty in 900 CE.
– Establishment of third dynasty by Brahma Pala in 900 CE.
– End of Pala Dynasty in 1100 CE.

Salasthamba (650-670)
Vijaya alias Vigrahastambha
Harshadeva alias Harshavarman (725-745)
Balavarman II
Salambha^[3]
Harjjaravarman (815-832)
Vanamalavarmadeva (832-855)
Jayamala alias Virabahu (855-860)
Balavarman III (860-880)
Tyagasimha (890-900)

Notes

↑ Though mlechchha is a derogatory word, Harjaravarman, a king of this dynasty explains the term (though illegible) in the Hayunthal copper plates (Sharma 1978:91).
↑ (Bhattacharjee 1992, p. 393)
↑ Pralambha, read from the Tezpur plates, can be corrected to Salambha, in light of the Parbatiya plates, (Sarma 1978, p. 105)

References

Bhattacharjee, J. B. (1992), "The Kachari (Dimasa) state formation", in Barpujari, H. K., The Comprehensive History of Assam 2, Guwahati: Assam Publication Board, pp. 391–397
Sharma, M M (1978), Inscriptions of Ancient Assam, Guwahati: Gauhati University
Sircar, D. C. (1990), "The Mlechchha Dynasty of Salasthambha", in Barpujari, H. K., The Comprehensive History of Assam 1, Guwahati: Assam Publication Board