Khayaravala dynasty

The Khayaravala dynasty, was a dynasty, that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, during 11th and 12th centuries. Their capital was located at Khayaragarh in Shahabad district. Pratapdhavala and Shri Pratapa were king of the dynasty according to inscription of Rohtas. The dynasty ruled the Japila territory(now Japla) as feudatories, of the Gahadavalas.[1][2][3][4]

Khayaravala dynasty

11th century
CapitalKhayaragarh, Shahabad district
GovernmentMonarchy
Nayak (King or Chief) 
History 
• Established
11th century
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Pala Empire
Sur Empire
Mughal Empire
Today part ofIndia

History

There are remains of archeological find-spots in which the dynasty was ruling. These find-spots are inscription of Pratapdhavala in Phulwaria, Tutrahi fall rock inscription of Vikram Samvat 1214, Tarachandi rock inscription of Pratapdhavala of Vikram Samvat 1225, Copper plate inscription of Udayaraja and Indradhavala of Vikram Samvat 1254 and Rohtas inscription of Shri Pratapa of Vikram Samvat 1279.[4]

Ruler

Following are the rulers of Khayaravala dynasty according to inscriptions found in the region in which dynasty was ruling.[4]

Additional images
Rohtasgarh Fort

References
  1. Prabhu, T. L. (4 August 2019). Majestic Monuments of India: Ancient Indian Mega Structures. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. Prakash, Gyan (30 October 2003). bonded Histories: Genealogies of Labor Servitude in Colonial Indiaq. ISBN 9780521526586. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. Ranjan, Manish (19 August 2002). Jharkhand Samanya Gyan. ISBN 9789351867982. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. Niyogi, Rama (1951). "The Khayaravāla Dynasty". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 14: 117–122. JSTOR 44303949.
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