Kalachuri

Clan of Rajputs

Kalachuri also called Haihaya is a clan of Abhiras.[1][2][3][4] They ruled multiple principalities like Chedi, Mahishmati,[5] Tripuri, Ratnapura and Kalyani.[6]

Origin

The Kalachuris claim to be descendants of Haihaya, grandson of Yadu of Chandravamsha.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ Luard, Charles Eckford (1908). A Bibliography of the Literature Dealing with the Central India Agency: To which is Added a Series of Chronological Tables. Eyre and Spottiswoode. p. 51. Initial year of the Chedi, Kalachuri, or Haihaya era, which commenced on 28th July, 249, corresponding to Bhadrapada sudi 1st.-Early History, 30. I. A., xvii., 215.
  2. ^ Siṃhadeba, Jitāmitra Prasāda (2006). Archaeology of Orissa: With Special Reference to Nuapada and Kalahandi. R.N. Bhattacharya, 2006. p. 113. ISBN 9788187661504. The origin of Kalachuris is from Abhira clan.
  3. ^ The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia (19 v.). Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1983. pp. v. 4 p. 574. ISBN 978-0-85229-400-0. the Kalacuri era ( AD 248 ), founded by the Abhūrī king Iśvarasena and first used in Gujarat and Mahārāsh-tra and later (until the 13th century) in Madhya Pradesh and as far north as Uttar Pradesh.
  4. ^ Walker, Benjamin (1968). Hindu World: An Encyclopedic Survey of Hinduism. Allen & Unwin. p. 2. ISBN 978-81-291-0670-4. In the period between the third and tenth centuries the history of the Abhiras becomes extremely confused, both in brahminical records and epigraphic inscriptions. They begin to be associated with ancient dynasties such as the Chedis and Haihayas, and are probably to be identified with the Kalachuri (or Katachuri) dynasty one of whose rulers inaugurated the Kalachuri or Chedi era in ad 249.
  5. ^ Asopa, Jai Narayan (1976). Origin of the Rajputs. Bharatiya Publishing House.[page needed]
  6. ^ Sen, Sailendra Nath (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.[page needed]
  7. ^ Shastri, J. L.; Tagare, Dr G. V. (2004-01-01). The Narada-Purana Part 1: Ancient Indian Tradition and Mythology Volume 15. Motilal Banarsidass. ISBN 978-81-208-3882-6.
  8. ^ The Vishnu Purana a System of Hindu Mythology and Tradition Translated from the Original Sanskrit, and Illustrated by Notes Derived Chiefly from Other Puranas by the Late H.H. Wilson: 4. Trubner & C. 1868.
  9. ^ Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature. Trübner.