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Kharavela

Kharavela was the emperor of Kalinga (present-day eastern coast of India) in the 2nd or 1st century BC. The primary source for Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription. The inscription is undated, only four of its 17 lines are completely legible, others unclear, variously interpreted and disputed by scholars. The inscription is written in Brahmi…

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Born
c. 2nd century BCE Kalinga,(Present day Odisha, India)
Dynasty
Mahameghavahana
Issue
Kudepasiri
Predecessor
possibly Vriddharaja (a.k.a. Vudharaja)
Religion
Jainism
Spouse
Sindhula of Sampath

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related to Sources · 29
Kharavela → Allied Subjects, Ancient, Baroda, Barua, Calcutta, Century, Dr, Early Medieval India, For, From, Hathigumpha Inscription, History, Iconography, Indian Historical Quarterly XIV, ISBN, Jaina Art, Khandagiri Caves, OCLC, Old Brahmi Inscriptions, Oriental Institute
related to Lineage · 27
Kharavela → According, Aila, Aira, Aira Maharaja Kalingadhipati Mahameghavahana, Banerji, Chedi, Cheta King, Chetaraja, Chetaraja-vasa-vadhanena, Cheti, Devanagari, Early, Hathigumpha, Hathugumpha, Indraji, Indraji's, It, James Prinsep, Kharavela's, Kudepasiri
related to Southern India Conquests · 26
Kharavela → After, Ashoka, Ceylon Tamraparni, Chandragupta Maurya, Cholas, Coromandel, Edicts, Historical, Kalinganagara, Keralaputras, Kharavela’s, Mahapadmananda, Maisoloi, Maurya Empire, North, Pandyas, Pithuihda, Pithumda, Plthuiham, Ptolemy’s Pitundra
related to Subjugation of Rathikas and Bhojakas · 22
Kharavela → Ahmednagar, Andhra, As, Berar, Bhojakas, Chief, Deccan, East Khandesh, In, It, Kharavela’s, Maharathi-Tranakairo, Maratha, Marathi-speaking, Pratishthana, Prof EJ Rapson, Rashtrikas, Rathikas, Satakarni, Satavahana
related to Religion · 21
Kharavela → According, Anekantamata, Ashoka, BCE, Glasenapp, Hampa Nagarajaiah, Hathigumpha, Helmuth, His Hathigumpha, Jain, Jain Pancha-Namaskara Mantra, Jains, Jina, Kharavela's, Magadha, Nanda, Other, Paul Dundas, The, This
related to Siege of Rajagriha · 20
Kharavela → Barabar, Demetrius, Dimata, Dimita, Gaya, Gorathagiri, His, In, Indo-Greek, Jainism, Magadha, Mathura, North, North-west, Punjab, Rajagrha, Rajagriha, The, The Yavana, Yavana
related to Conquest of Magadha · 16
Kharavela → Ahichhatra, Anga, Brihaspatimitra, Gaya District, He, Jain, Kalinga, Kausambi, Magadha, Mauryas, Mitra, Nanda, Nandas, Panchala, To, Vatsa
related to Conquest of Vidyadhara region · 16
Kharavela → Allahabad Inscription, Arcot, Arkad, Arkatpur, Barua, Dr, In, Jaina, Kalinga, Madras Pradesh, NK Sahu, Samudragupta, Sarvatavika Rajya, Vidyadhara, Vidyadharas, Vindhya
related to Succession · 15
Kharavela → Ashoka, Given, Guntupalli, India, Kharavela's, Kudepasiri, Kulke, Mahameghavahana, Rothermund, Sada, Siri Sada, Udayagiri, Vadukha, Vakadepa, Vakradeva
related to Date · 14
Kharavela → Ashoka, Ashoka's, BCE, Bhagwan Lal Indraji, Hathigumpha, In, Indraji, Indraji's, Kalinga, Maurya, Maurya Empire, Mauryan, The, The Hathigumpha

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inscription hathigumpha kalinga king year also magadha kharavela's bce india mahameghavahana dynasty according century reign jain inscriptions years early bhojakas

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KharavelaBornc. 2nd century BCE Kalinga,(Present day Odisha, India)1.00infobox
KharavelaDynastyMahameghavahana1.00infobox
KharavelaIssueKudepasiri1.00infobox
KharavelaPredecessorpossibly Vriddharaja (a.k.a. Vudharaja)1.00infobox
KharavelaReligionJainism1.00infobox
KharavelaSpouseSindhula of Sampath1.00infobox
KharavelaSuccessorKudepasiri1.00infobox
KharavelaTenure2nd or 1st century BCE1.00infobox
Rashtrikasinstance ofand other kingdoms0.80text
Bhojakas of Berarinstance ofand other kingdoms0.80text
Maharastra regions during his reign.He was not only a great military general but also a good administratorinstance ofand other kingdoms0.80text
repairing of the gatesinstance ofThe Hathigumpha inscription also mentions his public works0.80text

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