Paramara or Pawar Dynasty and Solanki Dynasty

Paramara or Pawar Dynasty and Solanki Dynasty

Paramara or Pawar Dynasty 

• These ruled over MP with Dhar (ancient Dhara Nagari) as capital.
• Upendra founded this dynasty in 800 C.

Bhoja:

• Bhoja one great king of this dynasty - he was a great conqueror, administrator, warrior and a scholar indeed. He wrote almost 24 books in Sanskrit and took the title `Kaviraja'. Few of his books are 

1. Ayurvedasarvaswa (Book on medicine).
2. Samarangana Sutradhara (Book on principles of Architecture).
3. Rajamruganka (Book on Yoga).
4. Tatvaprakasha (Book on Shaivism and Philosophy).

• He also founded a city called Bhojpur in Madhya Pradesh. In Bhojpur, a Sanskrit college called Saraswati Kantabharana Vidyalaya' or simple 'Bhojashala' was established. He was a devotee of Saraswati (Vaagdevi).

Solanki Dynasty 

• These ruled over Gujarat for almost 350 years with Annihilwara (Siddhpur Patan) as the capital city. Solankis are a Hindu Agnivanshi Rajput clan of Gurjar.
• Mulraj Solanki (942-996) overthrew Samantsinh Chavda in 942 and set up what came to be known as the Solanki dynasty.

Bhima Dev I:

• 1025 - Mohammed Ghazini's invaded India for the 16th time and this time on Solanki dynasty. He attacked Somnatha temple and demolished it completely. (In olden days treasure and donations of various devotees were stored in the temple. So these were the major attractions for invaders for satisfying their zeal for wealth). Later this temple was reconstructed by Bhima Dev I.

• A Jain Minister Vimala was in his court. This man built a beautiful Jain temple at Dilwara on  Mt.Abu in Rajasthan. This temple is the finest temple of Jainism in India, White marble was used and magnificent carvings are done on the walls of the temple. This temple is also known as Vimalashahi temple.
• Shantacharya and Suracharya were two Jain saints during his reign.

Jayasimha Siddaraja and Kumarapala:

• Other Kings of this dynasty were Jayasimha Siddaraja and his son 'Kumarapala'.
• The court of both of the kings was adorned by a greatest Jain scholar called 'Hemachandra'. This scholar has a title called 'Kalikala Sarvagna' (Sarvagna — encyclopedia and Kali — The present age as per mythology). He wrote books in Sanskrit like

1.       Trisasti Shaiakapurusha (Trisasti means 63. In Jainism after Tirthankaras there were 63 monks called Shalakapurushas).

2.       Parisistaparvan

3.       Kumarapala charitha (Book on the king Kumarapala)

4.       Neminatha charitha (Neminatha, a Jain Tirthankara)

Bhima Dev II :

• He came to the throne around 1178. In the battle of Mt.Abu between Mohammed Ghori and Bhima,Ghori  was defeated.There were two Jain ministers in his court. These ministers built few temples at Dilwara.

- Vastupal

- Tejapal

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