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The Last Maukhari Prince

By Basudeva Upadhyaya

Vol. 11 · No. 2June - 1935pp. 320–325English

Summary

This article explores the fate of the Maukhari dynasty after the fall of its last ruler, Grahavarman of Kannauj. While historians generally consider him the final Maukhari king, a Nepalese inscription mentions a Maukhari prince named Bhogavarman who served as a high official (Dutaka) under King Śivadeva I of Nepal. The author argues that Bhogavarman was likely a younger brother or close relative of Grahavarman who survived his kingdom’s collapse and sought refuge in Nepal. There he attained prominence due to his noble lineage and character. The article traces Maukhari alliances with the Later Guptas and situates Bhogavarman’s career within broader power struggles in 7th‑century northern India.

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Conclusion

The identification of Bhogavarman in Nepalese inscriptions suggests that the Maukhari line persisted briefly after the dynasty lost Kannauj. Serving as a minister in Nepal, he represents the last known scion of a once powerful house and exemplifies how displaced princes could integrate into neighbouring courts.

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  • “The last king of the Maukhari dynasty was Grahavarman who was married to Rajyasri,—the daughter of Prabhakaravardhana—the contemporary Vardhana ruler of Thaceswar.”

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  1. Kavundi Adigal’s speech in the Silappadik@ram, canto XI, 2. 297.
  2. Ray Cheudburi--Pol, Hist. of India, p. 891.
  3. Madhuban copper plate (Ep. Ind., vol. I, p. 70); C. V. Vaidya, Hist. of the Medineval Hindu Fadia, vol. I, p. 35.
  4. Watters I,p. 345; THQ., vol. दया, p. 773; Smith, Early History of India, 480 ed., p. 351.
  5. Lévi, No. IX.

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Vol. 11 · No. 2
199–210The Harmika and the Origin of Buddhist StupasJean Przyluski211–222The Date of the First Maurya EmperorSourindra Nath Ray223–240Kingship and Nobility in the 13th CenturyAnil Chandra Banerjee241–252The Seleucidan Emperors: their Coins and Coin-imitations in IndiaSurendra Kishore Chakraborty253–264Mir Qasim's ArmyNandlal Chatterji265–286The Smrti-chapters of the Kurma-PuranaRajendra Chandra Hazra287–299The Birth-place of BhavabhutiV. V. Mirashi300–303Tekkali Copper-plate Grant of Devendra VarmaL. H. Jagadeb Rajabahadur304–312The Early Chronology of NepalK. G. Sankar313–316Katyayana—The JuristV. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar316–320Katyayana—The GrammarianV. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar320–325The Last Maukhari PrinceBasudeva UpadhyayaCurrent article326–327Sri-Jivadharapra of the Tipperah Copper-plate Grant of LokanathaDasharatha Sharma328–350Kautalya, Economic Planning and ClimatologyBenoy Kumar Sarkar351–384ReviewsAnanda Kentish Coomaraswamy, Satkari Mookherjree, Mano Mohan Ghosh, Benoy Kumar Sarkar, U. N. Ghoshal, Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly, Chintaharan Chakravarti, Batakrishna Ghosh, Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya, Jagadish Narayan Sarkar385–394Select Contents of Oriental Journals395–398Bibliographical Notes399–400Obituary NoticeL. P. Pandeya Sharma

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