The Salankayana (
IAST
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: Śālaṇkāyana) dynasty of ancient India ruled a part of
Andhra region in India from 300 to 440 CE. Their territory was located between the Godavari and the Krishna rivers. Their capital was located at Vengi, modern Pedavegi near
Eluru in
West Godavari district of
Andhra Pradesh
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.
Salankayana is a Brahmin Sage.
Their name is derived from their symbol and
gotra
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name, which stood for
Nandi
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(the bull of
Shiva
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).
The Salankayanas succeeded the
Andhra Ikshvaku
The Ikshvaku (IAST: Ikṣvāku) dynasty ruled in the eastern Krishna River valley of India, from their capital at Vijayapuri (modern Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh) during approximately 3rd and 4th centuries CE. The Ikshvakus are also kno ...
dynasty and were
vassals
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of the
Pallava kings of southern India. During their time the script for
Telugu
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* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
...
began to clearly separate from that of the other
South Indian and
North Indian languages. Hastivarman, the first king, was one of the many kings who were defeated by
Samudragupta, but were later released and paid him tribute.
The verse from the
Allahabad stone pillar inscription of Samudragupta
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which mentions Hastivarma:
* (Lines 19–20) Whose magnanimity blended with valour was caused by (his) first capturing, and thereafter showing the favour of releasing, all the kings of
Dakshiṇāpatha such as Mahēndra of
Kōsala, Vyāghrarāja of ''Mahākāntāra'', Maṇṭarāja of Kurāḷa, Mahēndragiri of
Pishṭapura, Svāmidatta of Kōṭṭūra, Damana of Ēraṇḍapalla,
Vishṇugōpa of Kāñchī, Nīlarāja of Avamukta,
Hastivarman of Vēṅgī, Ugrasēna of Pālakka, Kubēra of ''Dēvarāshṭra'', and Dhanañjaya of Kusthalapura.
In the late 5th century, the Salankayanas were conquered by
Madhava Varma II
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of the
Vishnukundinas.
List of kings
#Devavarma
#Hastiverma
#Nandi Verma
#Vijayadeva Verma
#Vijayanandi Verma
See also
*
Telugu Brahmins
*
Telugu-Kannada script
*
Kadamba script
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The Kadamba script is one of the ol ...
*
Bhattiprolu script
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References
Dynasties of India
History of Andhra Pradesh
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