Articles on Epigraphic Historical Evidence
The Kellas: A Profile
By Hampa Nagarajaiah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2010
Prof. Nādoja Hampana reconstructs the history of the Kellas, a warrior lineage associated with Jainism. Owing to their diaspora the family adopted various prefixes, producing names such as Arakella, Ejakella, Kailikella, Kesugella and Mahākella. Early…
The Senvaras: A Jaina Family
By Hampa Nagarajaiah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2009
The article chronicles the history of the Senavara or Senvaras, an indigenous Kannada‑speaking family who followed Jainism and emerged as one of the minor royal dynasties of south‑western India. Drawing on inscriptions, the author notes that the family is…
Jain Temple Inscriptions of Barakāna
By Ram Vallabh Somani · Sambodhi, 1979
Jain Temple Inscriptions of Barakāna” documents and interprets several stone inscriptions found in the Jain temples of Barakāna, a historical centre of Jainism. The article transcribes the Prakrit and Sanskrit texts of these inscriptions, provides…
The Solankis of Toda
By Ram Vallabh Somani · Sambodhi, 1975
Ram‑Vallabh Somani’s article reconstructs the history of the Solanki (Chaulukya) chiefs of Todā (modern Todā Rai Singh) in Rajasthan. The town lies about seventy miles south‑west of Jaipur and attracted settlers because of its fertile ‘Nagarachal’ tract. The…
Huns, Yavanas and Kambojas
By Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1950
This article seeks to disentangle the identities of three groups that appear in ancient Indian sources: the Huns (Hūṇas), the Yavanas or Yonas, and the Kambojas. The Yavanas are first considered. The author notes that Sanskrit and Pali texts refer to the…
The Beginnings of the Calukyas of Kalyani
By Sant Lal Katare · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1937
This article investigates the origins and early development of the Calukyas of Kalyani, also known as the Western Chalukyas. Drawing on inscriptional evidence from Karnataka, the author traces the dynasty’s migration from the north to the Deccan and…
Origin of the Varman and the Sena Dynasties
By Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936
The Ghoraghat Inscription of Raja Prananitha
By Sarasi Kumar Saraswati · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936
The Ghoraghat Inscription of Raja Prananitha, dated to the Saka year 1637 (1715 CE), commemorates the construction of a stone temple dedicated to Krishna by Raja Prananitha, a prominent Dinajpur ruler who reigned independently for nearly forty years until…
The Eastern Calukyas
By Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936
The Eastern Calukyas experienced a 27-year interregnum (c. 973–1000 CE) after the reign of Danarnava, during which the Colas briefly occupied Andhra and Kalinga. Saktivarman (r. 999–1011 CE), son of Dana, reclaimed power by defeating Cola forces, including…
Damaged Sripur Plates
By L. P. Pandeya Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934
In April 1929 archaeologists discovered three copper plates with a seal at Sirpur (ancient Sripur), the capital of Mahakosala. Alongside inscribed images of Buddha and Siva, these plates were examined and found to belong to the Sarabhapura dynasty. The seal…
The Karddamaka Kings
By Hem Chandra Raychaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933
The Eastern Cālukyas (II) — Kubja‑Viṣṇuvardhana
By Dhirendra Chandra Ganguly · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932
The Ramayana of Valmiki Mentions Two Kosalas
By L. P. Pandeya Sharma · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927
Focusing on geography in the epic, this article argues that Valmiki’s Ramayana distinguishes between two regions named Kosala—north Kosala, with its capital at Ayodhya, and south Kosala located in present‑day Madhya Pradesh. By examining passages describing…