12 Facts About Bhauma-Kara dynasty

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Some scholars, such as Binayak Misra and R C Majumdar, argued that the dynasty was associated with a tribe called Bhauma, whose members originally lived on the Mahendra mountain.

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Bhauma-Kara dynasty inscriptions are dated in the years of an unspecified calendar era, simply called samvat.

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3.

Bhauma-Kara dynasty was succeeded by his brother Shivakara III, whose reign lasted for around nine years.

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The records of the later Bhauma-Kara dynasty kings do not mention her reign, which suggests that she was not recognized as a legitimate ruler by the sons of Shivakara III, who probably set up parallel governments.

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5.

Bhauma-Kara dynasty's rule was followed by Dharma-Mahadevi, a queen of Shantikara III.

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6.

Bhauma-Kara dynasty kingdom was called Toshala, a name believed to be derived from Toshali, the ancient capital of Kalinga.

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7.

Bhauma-Kara dynasty period saw the beginning of the unification of historically distinct regions such as Odra, Toshala, Kongoda and Utkala.

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Bhauma-Kara dynasty kings were tolerant towards Buddhism as well as Shaivism.

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The Bhauma-Kara dynasty patronage played an important role in the growth of Ratnagiri as a major Buddhist centre.

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10.

The Bhauma-Kara dynasty territory included other important Buddhist sites of Lalitagiri, Pushpagiri, and Udayagiri.

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11.

Bhauma-Kara dynasty bought several Buddhist texts with him, and helped popularize Vajrayana in China.

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Bhauma-Kara dynasty rulers are known from their copper-plate inscriptions, which are dated in their own calendar era, as well as in the regnal years of the issuing rulers.

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