Question
Download Solution PDFArrange the following kingdoms of the Dakshinapatha, conquered by Samudragupta, in the order in which they are mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar inscription:
(a) Devarashtra
(b) Kanchi
(c) Pishtapur
(d) Vengi
Select correct option:
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDF- Lines 19–20 of the Allahabad Pillar inscription reads -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.
- The account of Samudragupta’s Dakshinapatha campaign, where he defeated twelve rulers of different south Indian kingdoms.
- Kosala: Modern Raipur and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh and western Odisha.
- Mahakantara: Likely located south of Kosala, in western Odisha, especially in the Kalahandi district.
- Kurala: Identified with the area immediately south of Mahakantara.
- Pistapura: Identified with Pithapuram in the Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kottura: Likely located in south Odisha.
- Erandapalli: Probably modern Erandapalla in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kanchi: Identified with Kanchipuram in the Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu. Vishnugopa, the ruler of Kanchi, was a Pallava king.
- Avamukta: Nothing specific is known about this kingdom and its ruler Nilaraja.
- Vengi: Identified with Vegi or Pedda-vegi, a village in the Ellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Hastivarman, the ruler of Vengi, was a Salankayana king.
- Palaka: Likely located south of the river Krishna.
- Devarashtra: Identified with the Yellamanchili region of the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kusthalapura: Identified with Kuttalur in north Arcot district of Tamil Nadu, though this identification is considered uncertain.
- Modern Raipur and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh and western Odisha.
- Mahakantara: Likely located south of Kosala, in western Odisha, especially in the Kalahandi district.
- Kurala: Identified with the area immediately south of Mahakantara.
- Pistapura: Identified with Pithapuram in the Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kottura: Likely located in south Odisha.
- Erandapalli: Probably modern Erandapalla in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kanchi: Identified with Kanchipuram in the Chingleput district of Tamil Nadu. Vishnugopa, the ruler of Kanchi, was a Pallava king.
- Avamukta: Nothing specific is known about this kingdom and its ruler Nilaraja.
- Vengi: Identified with Vegi or Pedda-vegi, a village in the Ellore district of Andhra Pradesh. Hastivarman, the ruler of Vengi, was a Salankayana king.
- Palaka: Likely located south of the river Krishna.
- Devarashtra: Identified with the Yellamanchili region of the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh.
- Kusthalapura: Identified with Kuttalur in north Arcot district of Tamil Nadu, though this identification is considered uncertain.
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