Nagas of Padmavati
| Nagas of Padmavati |
| नाग |
Empire
(Allied to Vakataka) |
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Padmavati Pawaya |
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Sanskrit
Prakrit |
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Hinduism |
| Government |
Monarchy |
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210-231 CE |
Bhima Naga |
| • | 231-245 CE |
Skanda Naga |
| • | 245-260 CE |
Vasu Naga |
| • | 260-275 CE |
Brihaspati Naga |
| • | 275-290 CE |
Ravi Naga |
| • | 290-305 CE |
Prabhakara Naga |
| • | 305-320 CE |
Bhava Naga |
| • | 320-335 CE |
Deva Naga |
| • | 335-340 CE |
Ganapati Naga |
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| • | Earliest Naga coins |
210 |
| • | Established |
210 |
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| • | Disestablished |
340 |
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Naga Dynasty (or Nagas of Padmavati) (Hindi: नाग) (210 – 340 CE) was an ancient royal family of Central India that ruled Vidisha, Padmavati, Kantipur and Mathura.[1]
History
The Naga kings are best known for their coins.[2] Several thousands of them have been found.[3]
Bhava Naga is mentioned in a Vakataka inscription which states that Rudrasena I was a daughter’s son of Bharasiva Naga family.[4] Ganapati Naga is mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta.[5] Nagasena is mentioned as the ruler of Padmavati in Harshacharita of Bāṇabhaṭṭa.[6]
Naga coins
See also
References
- ↑ Vakataka Gupta age: circa 200-550, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Anant Sadashiv Altekar 1986, Page 36
- ↑ H V Trivedi: Catalogue of the Coins of the Naga Kings of Padmavati, published by The Department of Archaeology & Museums, Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior, 1957
- ↑ Indian Numismatic Studies, K. D. Bajpai, 2004, Page 16
- ↑ Vakataka gupta age: circa 200-550, Ramesh Chandra Majumdar, Anant Sadashiv Altekar, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., Feb 1, 1986
- ↑ History of Ancient India: Earliest Times to 1000 A. D. By Radhey Shyam Chaurasia, Atlantic Publishers & Dist, Jan 1, 2002, p. 159
- ↑ Rise And Fall Of The Imperial Guptas By Ashvini Agrawal, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., Jan 1, 1989, p. 54
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Northwestern India (Punjab-Sapta Sindhu) |
Indo-Gangetic Plain |
Central India |
Southern India |
| Western Gangetic Plain (Kuru-Panchala) |
Northern India (Central Gangetic Plain) |
Northeastern India (Northeast India) |
| IRON AGE |
| Culture |
Late Vedic Period |
Late Vedic Period (Brahmin ideology)[lower-alpha 1] Painted Grey Ware culture |
Late Vedic Period (Kshatriya/Shramanic culture)[lower-alpha 2] Northern Black Polished Ware |
Pre-history |
| 6th century BC |
Gandhara |
Kuru-Panchala |
Magadha |
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Adivasi (tribes) |
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| Culture |
Persian-Greek influences |
"Second Urbanisation" Rise of Shramana movements
Jainism - Buddhism - Ājīvika - Yoga |
Pre-history |
| 5th century BC |
(Persian rule) |
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Shishunaga dynasty |
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Adivasi (tribes) |
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| 4th century BC |
(Greek conquests) |
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Nanda empire
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Kalinga |
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| HISTORICAL AGE |
| Culture |
Spread of Buddhism |
Pre-history |
Sangam period
(300 BC – 200 AD) |
| 3rd century BC |
Maurya Empire |
Early Cholas Early Pandyan Kingdom Satavahana dynasty Cheras 46 other small kingdoms in Ancient Thamizhagam |
| Culture |
Preclassical Hinduism[lower-alpha 3] - "Hindu Synthesis"[lower-alpha 4] (ca. 200 BC - 300 AD)[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]
Epics - Puranas - Ramayana - Mahabharata - Bhagavad Gita - Brahma Sutras - Smarta Tradition
Mahayana Buddhism |
Sangam period (continued)
(300 BC – 200 AD) |
| 2nd century BC |
Indo-Greek Kingdom |
Shunga Empire Maha-Meghavahana Dynasty |
Early Cholas Early Pandyan Kingdom Satavahana dynasty Cheras 46 other small kingdoms in Ancient Thamizhagam |
| 1st century BC |
| 1st century AD |
Indo-Scythians
Indo-Parthians |
Kuninda Kingdom |
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| 2nd century |
Kushan Empire |
| 3rd century |
Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom |
Kushan Empire |
Western Satraps |
Kamarupa kingdom |
Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras) |
| Culture |
"Golden Age of Hinduism"(ca. AD 320-650)[lower-alpha 7]
Puranas
Co-existence of Hinduism and Buddhism |
| 4th century |
Kidarites |
Gupta Empire Varman dynasty |
Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras) Kadamba Dynasty Western Ganga Dynasty |
| 5th century |
Hephthalite Empire |
Alchon Huns |
Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras) Vishnukundina |
| 6th century |
Nezak Huns Kabul Shahi |
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Maitraka |
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Adivasi (tribes) |
Badami Chalukyas Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras) |
| Culture |
Late-Classical Hinduism (ca. AD 650-1100)[lower-alpha 8]
Advaita Vedanta - Tantra
Decline of Buddhism in India |
| 7th century |
Indo-Sassanids |
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Vakataka dynasty
Empire of Harsha |
Mlechchha dynasty |
Adivasi (tribes) |
Pandyan Kingdom(Under Kalabhras) Pandyan Kingdom(Revival) Pallava |
| 8th century |
Kabul Shahi |
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Pala Empire |
Pandyan Kingdom Kalachuri |
| 9th century |
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Gurjara-Pratihara |
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Rashtrakuta dynasty Pandyan Kingdom Medieval Cholas Pandyan Kingdom(Under Cholas) Chera Perumals of Makkotai |
| 10th century |
Ghaznavids |
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Pala dynasty Kamboja-Pala dynasty |
Kalyani Chalukyas Medieval Cholas Pandyan Kingdom(Under Cholas) Chera Perumals of Makkotai Rashtrakuta |
References and sources for table
References
- ↑ Samuel
- ↑ Samuel
- ↑ Michaels (2004) p.39
- ↑ Hiltebeitel (2002)
- ↑ Michaels (2004) p.39
- ↑ Hiltebeitel (2002)
- ↑ Micheals (2004) p.40
- ↑ Michaels (2004) p.41
Sources
- Flood, Gavin D. (1996), An Introduction to Hinduism, Cambridge University Press
- Hiltebeitel, Alf (2002), Hinduism. In: Joseph Kitagawa, "The Religious Traditions of Asia: Religion, History, and Culture", Routledge
- Michaels, Axel (2004), Hinduism. Past and present, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press
- Samuel, Geoffrey (2010), The Origins of Yoga and Tantra. Indic Religions to the Thirteenth Century, Cambridge University Press
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