Post by kuldeepadhana on Oct 1, 2006 4:01:06 GMT -5
Maitraka of Vallabhi Nagar
The Maitraka dynasty ruled Gujarat in western India from the c. 475 to 767. The founder of the dynasty, general Bhatarka, was a military governor of Saurashtra peninsula under Yashodaraman.
The Maitraka is stated to be not a tribal name but a cognomen only. The name is said to derive from Mitra or Mithra, the Sun or Sun deity, also a synonym of Mihira, (old Persian Mihr). Maitakas were the successors of great Kushans.
Chinese traveler Hieun-Tsang visited Vallabhi during second quarter of 7th century, he found its ruler to be a Buddhist follower. When I-Tsing, another Chinese traveler, visited Vallabhi in the last quarter of 7th century, he found Vallabhi as a great center of learning including Buddhism. Gunamati and Sthiramati were two famous Buddhist scholars of Vallabhi at the middle of 7th century. Vallabhi was famous for its catholicity and the students from all over the country, including the Brahman boys, visited it to have higher education in secular and religious subjects. We are told that the graduates of Valabhi were given higher executive posts.
The Maitrakas of Gujarat
Bhatarka (c. 475- ?)
Dharasena I
Dronasimha (c. 500-c. 525)
Dhruvasena I (c. 525-c. 545)
Dharapatta (c. 545-c. 556)
Guhasena (c. 556-c. 570)
Dharasena II (c. 570-c. 606)
Siladitya I (c. 606-c. 616)
Kharagraha I (c. 616-c. 623)
Dharasena III (c. 623-c. 640)
Dhruvasena II (c. 640-c. 644)
Dharasena IV (c. 644-c. 651)
Dhruvasena III (c. 651-c. 656)
Kharagraha II (c. 656-c. 662)
Siladitya II (c. 662- ?)
Siladitya III
Siladitya IV
Siladitya V
Siladitya VI (c. 766-c. 767)
The Maitraka dynasty ruled Gujarat in western India from the c. 475 to 767. The founder of the dynasty, general Bhatarka, was a military governor of Saurashtra peninsula under Yashodaraman.
The Maitraka is stated to be not a tribal name but a cognomen only. The name is said to derive from Mitra or Mithra, the Sun or Sun deity, also a synonym of Mihira, (old Persian Mihr). Maitakas were the successors of great Kushans.
Chinese traveler Hieun-Tsang visited Vallabhi during second quarter of 7th century, he found its ruler to be a Buddhist follower. When I-Tsing, another Chinese traveler, visited Vallabhi in the last quarter of 7th century, he found Vallabhi as a great center of learning including Buddhism. Gunamati and Sthiramati were two famous Buddhist scholars of Vallabhi at the middle of 7th century. Vallabhi was famous for its catholicity and the students from all over the country, including the Brahman boys, visited it to have higher education in secular and religious subjects. We are told that the graduates of Valabhi were given higher executive posts.
The Maitrakas of Gujarat
Bhatarka (c. 475- ?)
Dharasena I
Dronasimha (c. 500-c. 525)
Dhruvasena I (c. 525-c. 545)
Dharapatta (c. 545-c. 556)
Guhasena (c. 556-c. 570)
Dharasena II (c. 570-c. 606)
Siladitya I (c. 606-c. 616)
Kharagraha I (c. 616-c. 623)
Dharasena III (c. 623-c. 640)
Dhruvasena II (c. 640-c. 644)
Dharasena IV (c. 644-c. 651)
Dhruvasena III (c. 651-c. 656)
Kharagraha II (c. 656-c. 662)
Siladitya II (c. 662- ?)
Siladitya III
Siladitya IV
Siladitya V
Siladitya VI (c. 766-c. 767)
