Ishanavarman

Ishanavarman

▪ king of Maukhari kingdom
born 554 CE

      chief of the Maukhari family of northern India. Originally, he was a feudatory of the Gupta empire (Gupta dynasty), and by the middle of the 6th century he had declared his independence from the Guptas and set himself up as a king in the Ganges (Ganga) River (Ganges River) valley.

      Little is known of Ishanavarman except that during the second half of the 6th century he and his successors were involved in continuous conflict with the kings of the later Gupta line; they seem to have ruled the greater portion of the modern state of Uttar Pradesh and to have had some control over Magadha (southern Bihar state). There is some evidence of Maukhari raids in the Deccan. Their capital was Kanyakubja (modern Kannauj), and they played an important role in the development of that city.

      Ishanavarman's only notable successor was Grahavarman, who was defeated and killed by the Guptas soon after his accession. His brother-in-law Harsha (Harṣa), however, drove out the Guptas about 606 CE and thus gained control of the Maukhari kingdom. After this the Maukhari family disappeared into obscurity.

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