The credit for bringing the Maukharis to a position independent of the feudal status goes to the ruler Ishanavarma. Who ruled from 550 to 574 AD. He was the son of Ishwarvarma. Ishanavarma assumed the title of Maharajadhiraj. Ishanavarma’s independent status is revealed by this title.
Political history of Maukhari dynasty.
The Haraha inscription gives the details of Ishanavarma’s victories as follows- He conquered the aandhraadhipati , whose army had thousands of thousands of elephants, the Schulikas, whose army had numerous horse, he won his throne by defeating the war in the ground, and forcing the cows to relinquish their relationship with the land and take shelter of the sea in the future.
Among these defeated powers, the Andhra is identified with the Vishnukundin dynasty of the eastern Deccan.
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According to Raychaudhuri, Andhra Naresh Vishnukundinavanshi Madhavavarman is the first. According to the Afsdh article, he defeated the Huns. As a result of these victories, the power and prestige of Ishanavarma increased considerably.
While he was expanding his power, at the same time Uttaraguptas also declared his independence under the Guptas. Both were equally important. Therefore, the friendship of the two dynasties, which had been going on for three generations, resulted in enmity.
According to the Afsdh inscription, a fierce war took place between Kumaragupta and Ishanvarma, In which Kumaragupta defeated Ishaanvarma and took Magadha away from the Maukhris. After Magadha’s departure, the kingdom of the Maukharis remained confined to the area around Kannauj.
History of post-Gupta ruler Kumaragupta
Date of Gupta kings
Religion of Ishanavarma
Ishanavarma was the creator of Vedic religion and he had revered Varnashram religion in the society.
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