Rajarsitulyakula was a royal house that controlled

Dakshina Kosala Dakshina Kosala ( IAST: Dakṣiṇa Kosala, "southern Kosala") is a historical region of central India. It was located in what is now Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh along with some parts of Western Odisha. At its greatest extent, it may have ...

in India. They were also known as the Sura dynasty and were succeeded by the Parvatadvarkas.

History

South Kosala Dakshina Kosala (IAST: Dakṣiṇa Kosala, "southern Kosala") is a historical region of central India. It was located in what is now Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh along with some parts of Western Odisha. At its greatest extent, it may have al ...

had been in control of the

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for almost 60 years. After the death of

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, the last Vakataka king,

went into the hands of the regional Rajarsitulyakula. Their capital was loacetd at

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. The founder of the Rajarsitulyakula dynasty was Sura. This dynasty flourished in the 6th or 5th century. The rulers used the Gupta ''Samvat'' or calendar, which shows that the rulers of this dynasty accepted the Gupta authority. 2 coins of the Gupta rulers have been found here, of

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and

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. ''

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'' Bhimasena II issued the Arang copper plate inscription through which we get to know about the rulers of the dynasty.

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identifies Bhimasena II was the enemy of Skandavarman Nala. Skandavarman perhaps occupied their territory about 500 A.D. The Rajarsitulyakula were succeeded by the Parvatadvarkas.

List of rulers

The known Rajarsitulyakula rulers are- * Maharaja Sura * Maharaja Dayita I alias Dayitavarman I * Maharaja Bhimasena I * Maharaja Dayitavarman II * Maharaja Bhimasena II (c. 501 or 601–?)

References

Bibliography

* * * *{{cite web , last1=Patnaik , first1=Jeeban Kumar , title=Temples of South Kosala 6th century A D 11th century A D a case study of stellate temples-Chapter II: Historical background of South Kosala , url=https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/187259/13/13_chapter%202.pdf , website=Shodaganga Inflibnet , publisher=Shodaganga Inflibnet History of Chhattisgarh Dynasties of India