Vappuvanna was a
Shilahara
The Shilahara Kingdom ( IAST: Śilāhāra; also Sinhara, Shailahara, Shrilara, and Silara) was a royal dynasty that established itself in northern and southern Konkan in 8th century CE, present-day Mumbai and Southern Maharashtra (Kolhapur) d ...
ruler of north
Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
branch, or modern-day western India, from 880 CE – 910 CE.
Kapardin II was followed by his son Vappuvanna, about whom his successors' records give only conventional praise.(Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)
See also
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Shilahara
The Shilahara Kingdom ( IAST: Śilāhāra; also Sinhara, Shailahara, Shrilara, and Silara) was a royal dynasty that established itself in northern and southern Konkan in 8th century CE, present-day Mumbai and Southern Maharashtra (Kolhapur) d ...
References
* Bhandarkar R.G. (1957): Early History of Deccan, Sushil Gupta (I) Pvt Ltd, Calcutta.
* Fleet J.F. (1896): "The Dynasties of the Kanarese District of The Bombay Presidency", written for ''The Bombay Gazetteer''.
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (2002): Itihaas : Prachin Kal, Khand -1 (Marathi)
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1960): Kolhapur District Gazetteer
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1964): Kolaba District Gazetteer
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1982): Thane District Gazetteer
* A.S. Altekar (1936): The Silaharas of Western India.
External links
Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)
Shilahara dynasty
9th-century rulers in Asia
10th-century rulers in Asia
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