Udayaditya
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Udayaditya was a Paramara dynasty ruler of Malwa region of central India
, who succeeded Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his son, Lakshmanadeva.
's death " Dhara was filled with a dense darkness by his foes and his hereditary warriors become infirm in body. Then arose king Udayaditya, another sun as it were, destroying the dense darkness......and gladdening the sight of his people by his splendour". According to the Nagpur inscription, "when he(Bhoja) had become Indra's companion, when the realm was overrun by floods in which its sovereign was submerged, his relative Udayaditya become king delivering the earth which was troubled by kings and taken possession of by Karna...... joined by Karnatas."
Merutunga in his Prabandha Chintamani confirms this fact, stating that at Bhoja's death Karna and Bhimadeva of Gujarat were allies.The friendship and alliances between these two did not last long as the same author tells us that Bhima, not long last after, threatened karna who came to terms and presented Bhimadeva with a golden litter which he had taken from Bhoja.
The Karnata mentioned as an ally of Karna would appear to be the Hoysala Yadava price Ereyanga. A record of this house states that Ereyanga in a conquest of the north, took Dhara the stronghold of Lords of Malwa, which had made prosperous by king Bhoja.
was still ruling.
This shows that ancient feud that existed between rulers of Dhar and Kalyana was then in abeyance.
While Jayasimha is said to have been a son, Udayaditya is only spoken of as relation of Bhoja, but the exact relationship is never given.
It may thus be surmised that the direct line ended with Jayasimha, Udayaditya starting a collateral branch as holders of the throne.
Udayaditya had three sons Lakshmanadeva, Naravarman, Jagdeva
, and one daughter. The elder sons in turn succeeded their father while the daughter, Shyamaladevi, was married to the Gohi prince Vijaysinha and become the mother of Alhandevi afterwards wife of the Chedi king Gayakarnadeva.
legend, Shrimad Udayadeva is inscribed in three lines.
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, who succeeded Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his son, Lakshmanadeva.
Situation after Bhoja I's death
The Udaipur Prashasti says that at BhojaBhoja
Bhoja was a philosopher king and polymath of medieval India, who ruled the kingdom of Malwa in central India from about 1000 to 1050 CE. Also known as Raja Bhoja Of Dhar, he belonged to the Paramara dynasty...
's death " Dhara was filled with a dense darkness by his foes and his hereditary warriors become infirm in body. Then arose king Udayaditya, another sun as it were, destroying the dense darkness......and gladdening the sight of his people by his splendour". According to the Nagpur inscription, "when he(Bhoja) had become Indra's companion, when the realm was overrun by floods in which its sovereign was submerged, his relative Udayaditya become king delivering the earth which was troubled by kings and taken possession of by Karna...... joined by Karnatas."
Merutunga in his Prabandha Chintamani confirms this fact, stating that at Bhoja's death Karna and Bhimadeva of Gujarat were allies.The friendship and alliances between these two did not last long as the same author tells us that Bhima, not long last after, threatened karna who came to terms and presented Bhimadeva with a golden litter which he had taken from Bhoja.
The Karnata mentioned as an ally of Karna would appear to be the Hoysala Yadava price Ereyanga. A record of this house states that Ereyanga in a conquest of the north, took Dhara the stronghold of Lords of Malwa, which had made prosperous by king Bhoja.
Reign
The fame of Udayaaditya as delivering Dhar and Malwa generally from a foreign yoke has given him a position of exaggerated importance. In his deliverance Dhar, this king was assisted by the Chalukya Vikramaditya VI of Kalyana. In the Vikramankadevacharita of Bilhana, Vikramaditya is said to have lent his assistance to the Malwa king, while his father Somesvara ISomesvara I
Somesvara I succeeded his father Jayasimha II as the Western Chalukya king. He was one of the greatest kings of the later Chalukya Dynasty. In spite of many reverses he managed to safeguard the integrity of the Chalukya kingdom. He founded the city of Kalyani, present day Basavakalyana and moved...
was still ruling.
"He (Vikramaditya VIVikramaditya VIVikramaditya VI became the Western Chalukya King after deposing his elder brother Somesvara II. Vikramaditya's reign is marked by the start of the Chalukya-Vikrama era. Vikramaditya VI was the greatest of the Western Chalukya kings and had the longest reign in the dynasty. He earned the title...
) placed the suppliant king (of Dhar) on his throne, free of all fear from enemies."
This shows that ancient feud that existed between rulers of Dhar and Kalyana was then in abeyance.
Personal life
Udayaditya appears to have had the hereditary fondness for literature and art, and to have brought up his sons as scholars, and his second son Naravarman is believed to have been the author of more than one Prashasti.While Jayasimha is said to have been a son, Udayaditya is only spoken of as relation of Bhoja, but the exact relationship is never given.
It may thus be surmised that the direct line ended with Jayasimha, Udayaditya starting a collateral branch as holders of the throne.
Udayaditya had three sons Lakshmanadeva, Naravarman, Jagdeva
Jagdeva
Jagdeva was a Paramara dynasty ruler of Malwa region of central India who moved to Akhnoor state of north India and led foundation stone of PAWAR Dynasty .Jagdev's father name was Udayaditya , who was the eleventh of total twenty four kings of great Pawar of Dhar. He had two elder brothers named...
, and one daughter. The elder sons in turn succeeded their father while the daughter, Shyamaladevi, was married to the Gohi prince Vijaysinha and become the mother of Alhandevi afterwards wife of the Chedi king Gayakarnadeva.
Coinage
The gold coins issued by Udayaditya are of 4.05 g weight. On the obverse of these coins the image of seated Lakshmi is depicted. On the reverse, the DevanagariDevanagari
Devanagari |deva]]" and "nāgarī" ), also called Nagari , is an abugida alphabet of India and Nepal...
legend, Shrimad Udayadeva is inscribed in three lines.