Early Kalacuris in Malava

Summary

Sircar’s miscellany note examines the role of early Kalacuri rulers in Malava. He cites the Harsacarita and Aphsad inscription to show that Mahasenagupta of the Later Guptas was related to the Pushyabhuti dynasty; his sons Kumaragupta and Madhavagupta were companions of Prabhakaravardhana’s sonsfile:///home/oai/share/563033-1-398-185-288.pdf#:~:text=Mahisenaguptd%2C%20mother%20of%20the%20Pusyabhiiti,father%20of%20the%20brothers%20Kumaragupta. However, relations soured, leading to Mahasenagupta’s death and his sons’ flight to Thanesarfile:///home/oai/share/563033-1-398-185-288.pdf#:~:text=dynasty%2C%20is%20thus%20described%2010,Prabhikaravardhana%20of%20Thanesar. Sircar reviews conflicts between the Later Guptas and the Maukharis recorded in the Aphsad inscriptionfile:///home/oai/share/563033-1-398-185-288.pdf#:~:text=The%20Maukharis%20of%20U,%C2%AE%20We%20have%20seen. He notes that the Pushyabhutis initially allied with Malava but later married into the Maukhari family and fought against Malava and its Gauda ally; Rajyavardhana avenged his brother-in-law’s death but was treacherously killed by the Gauda king Sasankafile:///home/oai/share/563033-1-398-185-288.pdf#:~:text=the%20Milava%20king%20but%20later,%C2%AE%20But. The note discusses the identification of the Malava king defeated by Rajyavardhana, suggesting either Devagupta of the Later Guptas or Buddharaja of the early Kalacurisfile:///home/oai/share/563033-1-398-185-288.pdf#:~:text=According%20%E0%AB%AC%E0%AB%A6%20the%20Harsacarits%2C%20as,the%20king%20of%20Mailava%20from. Sircar concludes that early Kalacuri history remains obscure but highlights the shifting alliances and hostilities among Guptas, Pushyabhutis, Maukharis, Gauda and Kalacuri rulers.