Political History of the Somavamsi Kings of South Kosala and Orissa

E-241. Very Good. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Oriental Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India. 1978. Xx, 331 pages. DJ has shelf-wear, rubbing present to the DJ especially around the extremities (DJ has a spine label present to the spine). Bound in cloth boards with titles present. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. The Somavamshi or Keshari dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th and the 12th centuries. Their capitals included Yayatinagara (modern Binka) and Abhinava-Yayatinagara (modern Jajpur). The Somavamshis may have been related to the Panduvamshis, who ruled the Dakshina Kosala region in central India. They were probably driven out from this region by the Kalachuris, following which they conquered the Kalinga and the Utkala regions in present-day Odisha, supplanting the Bhauma-Karas. The Somavamshis introduced a new style of art and architecture in Odisha, and their rule saw a remarkable shift from Buddhism to Brahmanism in the region. The Somavamshi rule ended in the early 12th century, when the Eastern Ganga ruler Anantavarman Chodaganga captured their territories. EB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .