Kshatriyas HISTORY

**Admin** · Subject: Kshatriyas HISTORY Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:15 am

History

The Surya/Chandra Dynasty of Andhra Kshatriyas:

According to sage Vyasa, the Sun comprised a thousand rays while the Moon was 'hundred rayed'. The Sun, with its potent rays, rejuvenates life. Sun worshippers, therefore, belonged to the Surya dynasty while Moon worshippers belonged to the Chandra dynasty. According to Hinduism, the whole world is enlightened by these two cosmic objects. Therefore, those who consider themselves divine belong to one of these dynasties.

Descendants of Surya and Chandra Dynasties:

Kings Raghu, Dileepa and Srirama were descendants of the Surya dynasty just as the Pandavas and Kauravas of the epic Mahabharata by Veda Vyasa belonged to the Chandra dynasty.

Descendants of the Surya dynasty include kings of the Chola, Ikshwaka, Hoyasala, Kakatiya and Varnata (Karnatics) dynasties and those belonging to the Kasyapa and Koundinya gothrams. Descendents of the Chandra dynasty include the Chalukyas, Kota Vamsas and Parichedhas.

Timeline of the Andhra Kshatriya Rajya Dynasty

231 BC to 2nd century AD: The Satavahana kingdom was the first of the Andhra Kshatriyas. It was founded by King Satavahana and its capital was at Dhanyakataka, while a second was at Pratisthanapuram (Pythan).

225-300 AD: The kingdom of the Ikshwakas ruled during this period. They spread Buddhism.

3rd century AD: The Bruhatsalayanas ruled over north Andhra with their capital at Kodur in Krishna District.

335 AD to 425 AD: During this brief period, the Ananda Gothriks ruled over coastal Andhra with Kapotapuram as their capital.

300 AD to 440 AD: The Salankayana kingdom flourished during this period. This was followed by a period of glorious rule by the Vishnukundinas.

624 AD to 1062 AD: During this period, the eastern Chalukyas ruled from Vengi and had their capital at Rajamahendravaram. The famous Rajaraja Narendra belonged to this dynasty.

655 AD to 755 AD: The Badaami Chalukyas had a period of illustrious rule during this period.

641 to 773 AD: The Vemulavada Chalukyas ruled from Bodhan at this time.

965 AD to 1189 AD: A couple of centuries later, the Kalyana Chalukyas ruled over Telengana from Kolanupaka of Nalgonda District.

1000-1324 AD: The Kakatiyas of Warangal ruled during this period. They were known to be devotees of the deity Kakati.

Soon after, the Karnatas (Varnatas), descendants of Veerabhallana, a Hoyasala king ruled over Andhra and had Belur in Karnataka as their capital. They built the beautiful Chennakesava Temple.

This was followed by the reign of the Kota Vamsas who ruled over Andhra with their capital at Dharanikota. With the death of King Kota Dodda Raju in the Battle of Palnadu in 1182 AD, the Kotas dispersed into Datla, Pakalapaadu, Chintalapaadu and Jampana.

Parichedas, the desendents of Lord Pusapati, were renowned for the achievements of their ancestor, Amala Raju, known to have built the village of Pooshpaadu, Nandigama Taluq. This village was later renamed Pusapadu and the Kshatriyas living here were said to belong to the Pusapati clan. The Vijayanagara (Kalinga) rulers in the state belonged to this clan.

Over the centuries, the Kshatriyas have witnessed a lot of migration for various reasons. As a result, they adapted to the local environment, culture and customs. Today, we recognize them as the Rajus, Scindias, Solankis, Thakurs, Sinhas, Rajputs, Singhs, Rayas, Varmas and so on.

Even today, despite moving away from kingdoms and being unified under a democratic republic nation, the Kshatriyas continue to work tirelessly and selflessly without compromising their values. True, they lost their kingdoms and their riches, but they continue to hold the wealth of their rich values, helping nature and are role models to millions of people today

**k.raju** · Subject: Re: Kshatriyas HISTORY Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:25 pm

actually ikshvakus belongs to surya vamsha.ikshu means sugarcane.the first king on the earth was the "VIVASWATHA MANU" actually manus r from brahma lokam and there would be a manu for every "KALPAM"(one kalpam is equal to 4 ugas namely krutha, thretha, dwapara, kali yugas)."MAHA KAVI KALIDAS" in his poem "RAGHUVAMSHA VIBHAM " wrote a line,"IKSHVAKUNA GANANYAHA RAGHUHU" raghu maharaju is the discendent of vivaswathamanu who belongs to ikshvaku dynasty.as rama belongs to surya vamsha i.e ikshvakus the ikshvakus r the true sutyavamshies and i think ikshvakus never propagated buddhism .more over the guru of ikshvaku dynastyi.e ramas dynasty is vasistha. so the people belongimg to this gothra can be absolutely considerd as surya raghu vamshies.saying ikshvakus as chandra vamshies is absolutely a mistake

**k.raju** · Subject: Re: Kshatriyas HISTORY Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:31 pm

i think there r many blender mistakes in the topic history of kshatriyas.the discription is not at all eloborate.so i urge u to please gather the correct information.if u cant u mail me so that i can mail u the correct information.

**RAMAKRISHNAMRAJU** · Subject: Re: Kshatriyas HISTORY Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:07 am

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