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The Indian Analyst
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South Indian Inscriptions |
VAKATAKA CHRONOLOGY
APPENDIX ...Dr. R.C. Majumdar has discussed the question of the genealogy and chronology of the Vākāṭakas in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal, Vol. XII, pp. 1.f. He gives the following genealogy with the duration of each reign :-
This chronology is based on the following evidence :- (i) The Ṛiddhapur plates dated in the 19th regnal year of Pravarasēna II describe the dowager queen Prābhavatīguptā as sāgra-varsha-śata-diva-putra-pautrā. This passage means that Prabhavatīguptā lived for more than a hundred years and had sons and grand- sons. She appears to have survived here brother Kumāragupta whose reign came to an end in 455 A.C. She was probably born about 365 A.C. She became a widow about 420 A.C. when she had three minor sons Divākarasēna, Dāmodarasēna and Pravarasēna. She acted as regent for Divākarasēna for thirteen years. As the 100th year of Prabhāvatīguptā fell before the 19th regnal year of Pravarasēna II, working backwards we get the following approximate years of the accession of her three sons-Divākarasēna 420 A.C., Dāmodarasēna 435 A.C. and Pravarasēna 450 A.C. (ii) Narēndrasēna of the Main Branch and Harishēṇa of the Bāsim Branch were contemporaries, being sixth in descent from their common ancestor Pravarasēna I, Narēndrasēna’s son Pṛithivīshēṇā II was therefore junior to Harishēṇa. From the list of conquests attributed to Harishēṇa it seems that he overran the territory of the main Vākāṭaka branch. Pṛithivīshēṇa II, who is said to have rescued the fortunes of the family, possibly defeated Harishēṇa or his successor. He was the suzerain of Vyāghradēva who ruled in the Nachnā-Ganj territory. I now proceed to examine this chronological scheme.
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