મૈત્રક રાજા YA ૨ જાનું જેસર દાનશાસન, વલભી સંવત ૩૧૧ (ઈ.સ. ૬૩૦)

Summary

This Gujarati study presents and translates a copper‑plate inscription issued by a ruler of the Maitraka dynasty in 630 CE (Valabhī saṃvat 391). The inscription records the grant of a village to a religious institution and provides details of the king’s genealogy, titles and administrative apparatus. The author deciphers the Gupta‑Brāhmī script, comments on the orthography and examines the land boundaries described. By situating the grant within the political history of the Maitrakas, who ruled western India after the fall of the Guptas, the paper sheds light on the economic and religious policies of the dynasty. It compares the charter with other contemporary inscriptions to reconstruct patterns of royal patronage and land management. The article concludes that such documents are invaluable sources for understanding regional governance, social hierarchy and the spread of religious institutions in early medieval India.