Khayaravala dynasty

The Khayaravala dynasty, was a dynasty, that ruled parts of the present-day Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand, during the 11th and 12th centuries. Their capital was located at Khayaragarh in Shahabad district. Pratap Dhavala and Shri Pratapa were kings of the dynasty according to inscription of Rohtas. The dynasty ruled the Japila territory(now Japla) as feudatories, of the Gahadavalas.[1][2][3][4]

Khayaravala dynasty
11th - 13th century
StatusVassal state of the Gahadavalas
CapitalKhayaragarh, Shahabad district
GovernmentMonarchy
Nayak (King or Chief) 
History 
• Established
11th - 13th century
Preceded by		Succeeded by
Pala Empire
Delhi sultanate
Today part ofIndia

For most of their history, they were feudatories of the Gahadavala dynasty of Varanasi as detailed by inscriptions which show land grants being made to the Khayaravalas.[5]

History

There are remains of archeological find-spots in the area previously controlled by the dynasty. These find-spots are inscription of Pratapdhavala in Phulwaria, the Tutrahi fall rock inscription of Vikram Samvat 1214, Tarachandi rock inscription of Pratapdhavala of Vikram Samvat 1225, Copper plate inscription of Udayaraja and Indradhavala of Vikram Samvat 1254 and Rohtas inscription of Shri Pratapa of Vikram Samvat 1279.[4]

Raja Sahas Dhawal Dev Inscription

Ruler

Following are the rulers of Khayaravala dynasty:.[4]

Additional images
Rohtasgarh Fort

References
  1. Prabhu, T. L. (4 August 2019). Majestic Monuments of India: Ancient Indian Mega Structures. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. Prakash, Gyan (30 October 2003). Bonded Histories: Genealogies of Labor Servitude in Colonial Indiaq. ISBN 9780521526586. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  3. Ranjan, Manish (19 August 2002). Jharkhand Samanya Gyan. ISBN 9789351867982. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. Niyogi, Rama (1951). "The Khayaravāla Dynasty". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 14: 117–122. JSTOR 44303949.
  5. Dubey, DP (2016). "Phulavariyā Rock Inscriptions of the Nāyaka Pratāpadhavala of Jāpila". Journal of the Epigraphical Society of India: 46–55.
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