Brief History of Bastar - Bastar region is considered
to be an important part of Dandakaranya. Then this state did not exist. Danda,
the third son of Ikshvaku, was the ruler of the district of Danda. Shukracharya
was the Rajguru of King Dand. In the name of punishment, it was called Dandak
district and later the entire forest area was called Dandakaranya.
History of Bastar:-The capital of Bastar was Kumbhavati in the epic period, which
is called Madhumant in the Ramayana. Under its limits, the former Bastar state,
Jaipur Zamindari, Chanda Zamindari and the north part of the Godavari river
were included in modern Andhra Pradesh, that is, the Ramayana era 'Dandak
Forest' is the Dandakaranya of today's Bastar, which is also known as
Mahakantar in the Mahabharata period. Was. medieval dynasty
Chhindak
Nagvansh (1023-1324 AD) At the time when the Kalchuri dynasty was
ruling in the South Kosal region, around the same time the kings of Chhindak
Nagvansh had authority in the Bastar region. These Nagavanshis were known as
the Raja of 'Chakrakot'. Later its name was changed to 'Chitrakot'. The
Nagvanshi ruler of Bastar used to wear the title of Bhogavatipurvareshwar.
Dharavarsha - An
inscription of Nripabhushan's successor Dharavarsha Jagdev Bhushan has been
received from Barsur in Shaka Samvat 983 i.e. 1060 AD, according to which his
feudator Chandraditya had excavated a pond in Barsur as well as built a Shiva
temple. Dharavarsha was an important ruler in contemporary times.
Madhurantakdev - After
the death of Dharadev, a situation of conflict arose between his two relatives
Madhurantakdev and his son Someshvara for power and for some time
Madhurantakdev became the ruler after Dharavarsha. A copper plate inscription
has been received from Rajpur (Jagdalpur), in which there is mention of
donating to Rajpur village located in Bhramarkot mandal. Bhramarkot is another
name for 'Chakrakot'.
Brief History of Bastar District of Chhattisgarh
Someshwardev - The
records of Someshwar's period were received between 1069 and 1079 AD. He died
between 1079 and 1111 AD, because the inscription received from Narayanpal of
Someshwar's mother Gundmahadevi shows that in 1111 AD, there is a mention of
the rule of Kanhardev, son of Someshwar.
Rajbhushan or Someshwar II - After
Kanhar, there was a king named Rajbhushan Someshwar II. An inscription of his
queen Gangamahadevi has been received from Barsur, in which Shaka Samvat 1130
i.e. 1208 AD is mentioned.
Jagdev Bhushan Narasimhadeva - After
Someshwar II, Jagdev Bhushan Narasimhadeva was the king, whose inscription of
Shaka Samvat 1140 i.e. 1218 AD has been received from Jatanpal and Shaka Samvat
1147 i.e. 1224 AD has been received. It is known from an inscription of
Bhairamgarh that he was a devotee of Manik Devi. Manik Devi is equated with the
famous Danteshwari Devi of Dantewada.
After
this there is no systematic history of Chhindak Nagvansh. The mention of a king
named Jai Singh Dev is found from the dateless inscription of Sunarpal. The
last text is derived from 'Temra', a Sati memorial inscription. The Shaka
Samvat dates back to 1246 i.e. 1324 AD, in which the mention of the king of
Chakrakot named Harishchandra is received. It was the king of Nagvansh, after
this there is no mention of Nagvansh.
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