Side light on the History of the Kalacuris of Malava

Summary

D. C. Ganguly provides a brief history of the Kalacuri dynasty of Malava after the fall of the Imperial Guptas. A branch of the Kalacuris established a kingdom in Malava, Gujarat and the northern Deccan in the 6th century AD. The earliest known king, Krsnaraja, was succeeded by his son Sankaragana; inscriptions dated AD 595 show that Sankaragana controlled Ujjain and the Nasik districtfile:///home/oai/share/563032_compressed-391-518.pdf#:~:text=Kalacuris%20of%20M3lava%20After%20the,of%20Jokaht%2010%20the%20Marwara. His son Buddhraja ruled Anandapura, Bharukaccha and Vidiśa and was defeated by the Calukya Mangalesa between AD 595–602file:///home/oai/share/563032_compressed-391-518.pdf#:~:text=Kalacuri%20Sankaragana%20was%20succeeded%20by,Gujarat%2C%20Bhrgukaccha%2C%20and%20Vidi%24i%2C%20modern. Ganguly argues that Bana's account of Rijyavardhana defeating the king of Malava likely refers to Buddhrajafile:///home/oai/share/563032_compressed-391-518.pdf#:~:text=Besnagar%2010%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%9F%20Bhilsa%20721561%E0%AB%A66%2C,who%20was%20defeated%20by%20Rdjyavardhana. Coins found at Besnagar confirm Kalacuri occupation and suggest continuous control of eastern Malava from Krsnaraja to Buddhrajafile:///home/oai/share/563032_compressed-391-518.pdf#:~:text=%E0%AB%AD%20ASI%2C%20Report%2C%201913,208%2C%20214. The article concludes that Devagupta cannot be placed in Malava during this period and that the dynasty disappears from history after Buddhraja.