Harshagupta was a ruler of the
Panduvamshi dynasty of Dakshina Kosala, who ruled
Dakshina Kosala
Dakshina Kosala (IAST: Dakṣiṇa Kosala, "southern Kosala") is a historical region of central India. It was located in what is now Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh along with some parts of Western Odisha. At its greatest extent, it may have al ...
in present-day
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
and some other parts. The famous Laxman temple at
Sirpur was built by his widow Vasata in his memory.
Biography
Harshagupta succeeded his father, Chandragupta to the Panduvamshi throne. Harshagupta is known from the inscriptions issued during the reign of his son and successor
Balarjuna. The introductory portion of these inscriptions calls him Harshadeva, while the seal of the inscriptions calls him Harshagupta. He married Vasata, a daughter of
king Suryavarman of
Magadha
Magadha was a region and one of the sixteen sa, script=Latn, Mahajanapadas, label=none, lit=Great Kingdoms of the Second Urbanization (600–200 BCE) in what is now south Bihar (before expansion) at the eastern Ganges Plain. Magadha was ruled ...
. He was a
Vaishnavite
Vaishnavism ( sa, वैष्णवसम्प्रदायः, Vaiṣṇavasampradāyaḥ) is one of the major Hindu denominations along with Shaivism, Shaktism, and Smartism. It is also called Vishnuism since it considers Vishnu as the ...
.
Death and succession
After his death, his wife Vasata built a Vishnu temple in his memory, which was the Laxman temple.
He was succeeded by his son
Balarjuna, who was the most successful ruler of the
Panduvamshi dynasty of Dakshina Kosala.
See also
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Suryavarman of Magadha
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Maha-Shivagupta Balarjuna
Maha-Shivagupta Balarjuna alias Shivagupta was the greatest and most powerful king of the Panduvamshi dynasty of Dakshina Kosala. Under him, Sirpur witnessed incredible growth in cultural and political activities.
Name
His own copper-plate inscr ...
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Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala
The Panduvamshis (IAST: Pāṇḍuvaṁśī) or Pandavas (IAST: Pāṇḍava) were an Indian dynasty that ruled the historical Dakshina Kosala region in present-day Chhattisgarh state of India, during the 7th and the 8th centuries. They may have ...
References
Works cited
* {{cite book , ref={{harvid, A. M. Shastri I, 1995 , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Idd9i5nP160C&pg=PA47 , title=Inscriptions of the Śarabhapurīyas, Pāṇḍuvaṁśins, and Somavaṁśins: Part I , author=Ajaya Mitra Shastri , publisher=Motilal Banarsidass , year=1995 , isbn=978-81-208-0635-1
History of Chhattisgarh