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'''Chudachandra''', also known as '''Chadrachuda''' or simply '''Chuda''', was a legendary [[Samma (tribe)|Samma]] |
'''Chudachandra''', also known as '''Chadrachuda''' or simply '''Chuda''', was a legendary [[Samma (tribe)|Samma]] king and founder of the [[Chudasama dynasty]] of [[Saurashtra region|Saurashtra]] (now in [[Gujarat]], India). He belonged to the tribe of [[Samma (tribe)|Samma]], already ranking as a reputable [[Rajput clans|Rajput Clan]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Williams |first=Laurence Frederic Rushbrook |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4RxAAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=The Black Hills: Kutch in History and Legend: a Study in Indian Local Loyalties |date=1958 |publisher=London |pages=80 |language=en |author-link=L. F. Rushbrook Williams}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Shah |first=Tribhuvandas L. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=R_VWAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en |title=Ancient India: History of Ancient India for 1000 Years in Four Volumes. (From 900 B.C to 100 A.D.) ... A Marvellous Array of Wholly New and Eye-opening Theories, Substantiated with Facts and Figures from Coins, Inscriptions and Authoritative Writers |date=1938 |publisher=Shashikant & Company |pages=270 |language=en |quote=[[E. J. Rapson|Mr. Rapson]] believes that [[Ishwarsena|Iśvardatta]] and his descendants were natives of Saurāṣṭra and must have been ancestors of the [[Abhira dynasty|Abhir kings]] of Junagadh, of the Ra dynasty.}}</ref> |
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==Founder of the Chudasama dynasty== |
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Chudachandra, also known as Chadrachuda or simply Chuda, was a legendary Samma king and founder of the Chudasama dynasty of Saurashtra (now in Gujarat, India). He belonged to the tribe of Samma, already ranking as a reputable Rajput Clan.[1][2]
Founder of the Chudasama dynasty
According to bardic tales and limited historical records, after the fall of Vallabhi ruled by Maitrakas, the Chavda Governor of Vamansthali (now Vanthli) near Junagadh became independent. His descendants ruled till the later part of 9th century till the ruler Vala Ram.[3]
The bardic accounts are unanimous in ascribing the origin of the Chudasama to Chudachandra, a Rajput of the Samma tribe then ruling at Nagar-Samai or Saminagar (now Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan); and they also agree that before his arrival in the peninsula, Vala Ram was the ruler of Vamanasthali (now Vanthali). Some say that Vala had no son, but that his sister had married the father of Chudachandra, and that the Vala Ram kept his nephew Chudachandra at Vamanasthali, and finally appointed him his successor. Others say that Vala Ram had a son, but that he quarreled with Chudachandra, and that rather than that this son should have Vamanasthali, Vala Ram expelled him from the country. All agree that Chudachandra succeeded him. There are very few bardic verses regarding Chudachandra, but he is mentioned in the Dhandhusar inscription (VS 1445/1389 CE), and there is a play on his name, viz. that as Chandrachuda (Shiva) placed the moon (Chandra) on his head (Chuda) so Chudachandra was considered by the kings of the neighbouring countries as Chudasaman or as their head; hence Chudasama, but no doubt the real derivation is Chuda from Chudachandra's name, and Sama from the name of his tribe. Chudachandra is called Rai Chuda in bardic poetry.[4][5]
It is almost certain that Chudachandra reigned at Vamanathali, and that he founded the rule of the Chudasama dynasty in Saurashtra at the close of the ninth or the start of the tenth century or possibly a few years previously. According to bards and traditional dates, he succeeded around 875 CE. Chudachandra had a son named Hamira, but it is doubtful whether he succeeded his father, and it seems most probable that he died during his father's lifetime, and that Chudachandra was succeeded by his grandson Mularaja, the son of Hamira.[3][4]
The historical accuracy of these bardic legends is doubtful.
References
- ^ Williams, Laurence Frederic Rushbrook (1958). The Black Hills: Kutch in History and Legend: a Study in Indian Local Loyalties. London. p. 80.
- ^ Shah, Tribhuvandas L. (1938). Ancient India: History of Ancient India for 1000 Years in Four Volumes. (From 900 B.C to 100 A.D.) ... A Marvellous Array of Wholly New and Eye-opening Theories, Substantiated with Facts and Figures from Coins, Inscriptions and Authoritative Writers. Shashikant & Company. p. 270.
Mr. Rapson believes that Iśvardatta and his descendants were natives of Saurāṣṭra and must have been ancestors of the Abhir kings of Junagadh, of the Ra dynasty.
- ^ a b Harold Wilberforce-Bell (1916). The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times. London: William Heinemann. pp. 54–84.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b Watson, James W., ed. (1884). Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency : Kathiawar. Vol. VIII. Bombay: Government Central Press. pp. 489–490. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Diskalkar, D. B. (April 1939). "Inscriptions Of Kathiawad: No. 48". New Indian Antiquary. Vol. 2. pp. 37–38.
