Why in news
A recent reading and interpretation of an inscription found in the Bhumika temple at Sattari, in Paryem village in north Goa, in 1993 indicates that it dates back to the 4th or 5th century C.E. and consists of two lines written in Sanskrit and Brahmi script.
The recent reading of the inscription has shed light on a previously unknown dynasty that ruled over Goa.
The inscription mentions a Haihaya king named Dharma Yajno, who performed a sacrifice with his army.
Why in news
A recent reading and interpretation of an inscription found in the Bhumika temple at Sattari, in Paryem village in north Goa, in 1993 indicates that it dates back to the 4th or 5th century C.E. and consists of two lines written in Sanskrit and Brahmi script.
The recent reading of the inscription has shed light on a previously unknown dynasty that ruled over Goa.
The inscription mentions a Haihaya king named Dharma Yajno, who performed a sacrifice with his army.
The name Haihaya was previously unknown in Goan history, although the Bhojas were recognised as a clan among the Haihayas.
The inscription reveals the name of the first Haihaya king.
The inscribed pillar could be the Yupasthambha.
The Brahmi inscription is also useful in understanding the antiquity of the Bhumika temple and Hindu architectural growth in Goa.
Haihaya king
The Haihayas, an ancient group of five clans referred to in the Puranas, included the Vitihotra, Sharyata, Bhoja, Avanti, and Tundikera clans
According to Puranas, it is one of the kingdoms ruled by Chandravanshi (Yadava) kings in central and western India.
Its capital was Mahishmati on the banks of river Narmada in present-day Madhya Pradesh.
Talajangha was an allied kingdom to the east of Heheya.
The Haihayas claimed their common ancestry from Yadu.
COMMENTS