India's First Emperor's Our Nandas & Mauryas Kings

Nanda Dynasty (424–321 BC)

• Mahapadma Nanda (from 424 BC), 
• Pandhukananda
• Panghupatinanda
• Bhutapalananda
• Rashtrapalananada
• Govishanakananda
• Dashasidkhakananda
• Kaivartananda
• Karvinatha Nand
• Dhananand (Agrammes, Xandrammes) (until 321 BC), lost his empire to Chandragupta Maurya after being defeated by him.

The nine kings were contemporary and brothers, called the Nava Nandas (nine Nandas), ruling at different parts of Magadh (present Bihar state of India) headed by the strongest ruler of all the then 14 Janpads (Kingdoms) of India; Dhananand.

Maurya Dynasty (324–184 BC)

• Chandragupta Maurya (Chandragupta Maurya the Great) (Sandrakottos) (322–298 BC), founded the Mauryan Empireafter defeating both the Nanda Empire and the Macedonian Seleucid Empire defeating strategically Alexander the Great, claimed descent from the Shakyadynasty, the first emperor of India who unified most of northern India.
• Bindusara Amitraghata (298–273 BC)
• Ashoka Vardhana (Ashoka the Great) (273–232 BC), considered the greatest ancient Indian emperor, first emperor to unify India (after conquering most of South Asia and Afghanistan), adopted Buddhism, granted animal rights and promoted non-violence
• Dasaratha (232–224 BC)
• Samprati (224–215 BC)
• Salisuka (215–202 BC)
• Devavarman (202–195 BC)
• Satadhanvan (195–187 BC), the Mauryan Empire had shrunk by the time of his reign
• Brhadratha (187–184 BC), assassinated by Pusyamitra Shunga

• Bijjalla II, the famous king of kalachuri,in whose court Basavanna was present all the rulers of kalachuri ruled the north karnataka..
• Raja singam-Tamilnadu king

Bijjala II (1130 – 1167 A.D.):

(proclaimedindependence in 1162). Bijjala II succeeded his father, Permadi, as the Mahamandalesvara and ruled over Karhada 4,000 and Tardavadi 1,000 during the reign of Chalukya ruler, Vikramaditya VI. Bijjala was confident of his strength and had realised that under Vikramaditya's successors the Chalukya Empire was showing all the signs of weakness, which spoke of its mortality. That
indeed provided him enough justification to seek independence. The Balligave inscription speaks of his attitude when it says, "Sovereignty deserves to be enjoyed by one who is a true warrior". The Chikkalagi inscription refers to Bijjala as "Mahabhujabalachakravarti".
Bijjala's independent rule was short; it lasted from about 1162 A. D. to 1167 A. D. During these years he fought successfully against the Hoysala King Narasimha I and the Pandya Chief of.Uchchangi. He also defeated the Seunas and the Cholas, and subdued the turbulent Chiefs of Andhra and Kalinga. In administration, Bijjala is said to have introduced certain innovations. The great Virasaiva saint Basaveshvara was Bijjala's.Chief Treasurer. Bijjala abdicated in 1167 A. D. in favour of his second son Sovideva. But that did not prevent the eruption of trouble, which shook the Kalachuri Kingdom and took Bijjala as a victim. Bijjala.appears to have been murdered in 1168 A.D.

The Kalachuri Clan (feudatory of Kalyani Chalukyas)

·    ·       Uchita

·         Asaga

·         Kannam

·         Kiriyasaga

·         Bijjala I

·         Kannama

·         Jogama

·         Permadi

·         Bijjala II (1130–1167): proclaimed independence in 1162.

·         Sovideva (1168–1176)

·         Mallugi --> overthrown by brother Sankama

·         Sankama (1176–1180)

·         Ahavamalla (1180–1183)

·         Singhana (1183–1184)

            Sovideva (1168 – 1176 A.D.): Bijjala's successor, Sovideva had to confront Challenges to his powers from many sides, but the held his own, and ruled upto 1176 A. D.

        Mallugi --> (overthrown by brother Sankama): Mallugi was succeeded by his younger brother Mallugi, but was almost immediately overthrown by his brother Sankama.

       Sankama (1176 – 1180 A.D.): Sankama who ruled till 1180 A. D.

·           Ahavamalla (1180 – 1183 A.D.): His successors were Ahavamalla (1180-A. D.) and Singhana(1183-84 A.D).

·        Singhana (1183 – 1184 A.D.)

During this period the Kalachuri Kingdom became weak and yielded its sovereign independence to the Chalukyas, whose power, in turn, flickered for a while before going out. The Kalachuri usurpation and rule, then, was dramatic, convulsive and short-lived.

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