Ikshvaku

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Origins

(225-325 AD) The Ikshvaku of Andhra are believed to be ancestors of the Rajus of Andhra Pradesh. They were a family of illustrious Kshatriyas who migrated from northern India in the remote pre-historic age in the regions south of the Vindhyas. In the Telugu language there is a curious expression. It it is intended to say that an occurrence is of a very rmote past, we say that it “belongs to the age of Ishvakus”. That is about the antiquity of this line of Princes. The annals of pre-historic India can show no line of royal personages nobler that the Ikshvakus. Sri Rama of Ayodhya and of Ramayana fame, who is regarded by the Hindus as the incarnation of Lord Vishnu sheds undying luster on this dynasty. Kshatriyas are regarded as the traditional warriors and rulers in Hindu society. ... Andhra Pradesh : (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Hindi: आंध्र प्रदेश; Ä€ndhra Prādesh), is a state in South India but is also debated as Central India as well. ... Kshatriya is the title of the military order within the Hindu varna system. ... The Vindhya Range is a range of hills in central India, which geographically separates The Indian subcontinent into northern India and Southern India. ... Lord Rama (center) with wife Sita, brother Lakshmana and devotee Hanuman. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Rāmāyaņa (Sanskrit: रामायण (a sandhi form of rāma-ayana = march or journey (Ä€yana) of Rāma) is part of the Hindu smriti, written by Valmiki. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses of the name Vishnu, see Vishnu (disambiguation). ...

Literary evidence

A Kannada poem called “Dharmamrita” avers that the Ikshvakus of Andhra were the descendents of the renowned Ikshvakus of Northern India. Historians like Buhler and Rapson are in agreement with this view. According to the Vayu Purana, Manu, the great patriarch of ancient India had nine sons of whom Ikshvaku was the eldest. Iskhvaku was the reputed founder of the Solar dynasty of monarches. His capital was Ayodhya. He had a houndred sons, and the eldest Vikushi succeeded his father as the ruler of Ayodhya. Of the rest, fifty sons founded small principalities in Northern India. Fourty eight of his sons migrated to the south and carved out kingdoms for themselves. According to the Vishnupurana, the founder of the Dakshina Kosala Kingdom was Kusa. His capital was Kusasthali. Several northern Indian Kshatriya scions came down to the south and founded the Matsya, Pandya and Kekaya principalities there. Kannada - aptly described as sirigannada (known to few as Kanarese) is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people. ... The Indo-Gangetic Plain is a rich, fertile and ancient land encompassing most of northern and eastern India, the most populous parts of Pakistan, and virtually all of Bangladesh. ... Matsya or Machcha (Sanskrit for fish) was the name of a tribe and the state of the Vedic civilization of India. ... The Pandyan kingdom was an ancient state at the tip of South India, founded around the 6th century BCE. It was part of the Dravidian cultural area, which also comprised other kingdoms such as that of the Pallava, the Chera, the Chola, the Chalukya and the Vijayanagara. ... Kekaya, the land of the Pauravas (people of the Puru tribe), was one of the janapadas of ancient India. ...

Buddhist literature refers to the penetration of the Ikshvakus into South India and declares that they founded the Asmaka, Mulaka and other principalities. These Kshatriyas settled down in the south and became merged with the races there. Jain literature also referes to the exodus of northern Indian princes to the south. In Dharmamrita a reference was made that during the lifetime of the 12th Tirthankara, a prince named Yasodhara hailing from the Iskvaku family came from the “Anga” province to Vengi in the south. We are informed that the prince was so impressed with beauty of the region, and the fertility of the soil that he made it his permanent home and founded a city called “Pratipalpura”. It is believed that Pratipalapura is the modern Bhattiprolu, a town in Guntur District. Inscriptions have also been discovered in the Nagarjunakonda valley and at Jaggayapeta and Ramireddipalli alluding to this. A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... Earliest reference to Angas occurs in Atharava Veda (V.22. ... Map showing guntur district This is an article about Guntur District; see also Guntur (disambiguation). ...

The Puranas mention them as the Sriparvatiyas (Foresters), Rulers of Sriparvata (Forests) and Andhrabhrityas (Servants of the Andhras). The Satavahanas were also known as Andhras. The Puranas are part of Hindu Smriti; these religious scriptures discuss devotion and mythology. ... Approximate extent of the Satavahana Empire, circa 150 CE. The Sātavāhanas, also known as the Andhras, were a dynasty which ruled in Southern and Central India starting from around 230 BCE. Although there is some controversy about when the dynasty came to an end, the most liberal estimates... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధర దేశం), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ...

History

They were originally feudatories of the Brahmin Satavahanas and bore the title Mahatalavara. They ousted the Satavahanas and from 180-624 AD, they and the Brihatpalayanas, Salankayanas, Vishnukundinas, Vakatakas, Pallavas, Ananda Gotrikas, Kalingas and others ruled over Andhra with their small kingdoms. Though seven kings are said to have ruled for 100 years in all, only a few are known from Inscriptions. They were eventually overthrown by the Brahmin Salankayanas and Kshatriya Brihatpalayanas To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Salankayanas and Vishnukundina were two of the many dynasties that succeeded the Ikshvaku around 300-440 AD. Both Salankayana and Vishnukundina were vassals under Pallava kings who ruled from southern Telugu and northern Tamil lands. ... Vishnukundina By 514 AD. The Vakataka empire was reduced to areas of present day Telengana area. ... The Vakataka was an Indian dynasty. ... Pallava, were a South Indian dynasty who established their capital at Kanchipuram in the 4th cent. ... Ananda Gotrikas, also referred to as Anandas ruled coastal Andhra with Kapotapuram as the capital from 335-425 AD. The Telegu form of Kapotapuram is Pittalapuram. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Kshatriya is the title of the military order within the Hindu varna system. ...

• Vasithiputa Siri Chantamula, the founder of the line, performed the Asvamedha, Agnihotra, Agnistoma and Vajpayee sacrifices.

• His son, Virapurisadata's reign formed a glorious epoch in the history of Buddhism and in diplomatic relations. He took a queen from the Saka family of Ujjain and gave his daughter in marriage to a Chutu prince.

Almost all the royal ladies were Buddhists. An aunt of Virapurisadata built a big Stupa at Nagarjunikonda. Her example was followed by other women of the royal family. The Ashvamedha, or the horse-sacrifice is one of the most important royal rituals of Vedic religion (1st millennium BC, the last recorded performance dates to the 4th century AD), described in detail in the Yajurveda (books 22–25) and the pertaining commentaries. ... The Agnihotra is a Hindu religious ritual, performed at dawn. ... The Agnistoma or fire sacrifice is a ritual of Vedic religion. ... Vajpayee is a surname equivalent to Awasthi and Shukla especially prominent among North Indian Brahmins. ... Buddhism is a religion and philosophy focusing on the teachings of the Buddha Śākyamuni (Siddhārtha Gautama), who probably lived in the 5th century BCE. Buddhism spread throughout the ancient Indian sub-continent in the five centuries following the Buddhas death, and propagated into Central, Southeast, and East Asia... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ujjain (also known as Ujain, Ujjayini, Avanti) is an ancient city of central India, in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, on the eastern bank of the Kshipra River. ... chutus were the feudatories of the Satavahana Dynasty. ...

• Virapurisadata's son Ehuvula Chantamula ruled after a short Abhira interregnum. His reign witnessed the completion of a Devi Vihara, the Sihala Vihara, a convent founded for the accommodation of Sinhalese monks, and the Chaitya-ghara (Chaitya hall) dedicated to the fraternities (Theriyas) of Tambapanni (Ceylon). Ceylonese Buddhism was in close touch with Andhra. The sculptures of Nagarjunakonda, which include large figures of Buddha, show decided traces of Greek influence and Mahayana tendencies.

The Ikshvakus extended their kingdom to the Krishna and Godavari valleys with their capital in Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda). His sister became the Queen of Vanavasi (Karnataka). Though they followed Vedic ritualism they patronized Buddhism. The Brihatpalayanas and Pallavas took over parts of their Kingdom. Yadav is a Hindu caste which is referred to in ancient Hindu scriptures. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధర దేశం), a state in South India, lies between 12°41 and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40E longitude . ... A stone image of the Buddha. ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Kuan Yin from Mt. ... Krishna (कृष्ण in Devanagari, IAST ) is according to various Hindu traditions the eighth or the ninth avatar of Vishnu. ... The Godavari River is a major waterway in India, next to the Ganges and Indus rivers. ... It has been suggested that Divisions of Karnataka be merged into this article or section. ... The adjective Vedic may refer to The Vedas, the oldest preserved Indo-Aryan texts. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Pallava, were a South Indian dynasty who established their capital at Kanchipuram in the 4th cent. ...

References

• The Andhras Through the Ages by Kandavalli Balendu Sekharam