Mana dynasty

Manas of Wairagarh
650 AD–850 AD
CapitalWairagarh
GovernmentMonarchy
History 
• Established
650 AD
• Rise of the Gond leader Kol Bheel and deposition of Mana chiefs
850 AD
 Succeeded by
Kingdom of Chanda
Today part ofIndia

The Mana dynasty was a dynasty who ruled the present-day area of the Chandrapur district for about 200 years before being overthrown by Kol Bhil, leader of the Gonds.[1][2][3][4][5] They ruled from the fort of Wairagarh.[6]

History

The Mana dynasty began somewhere about 650 CE, achieving supremacy over the petty chiefs

Major Lucie Smith mentions the local tradition of the line of Mana kings who ruled at Wairagarh, and were subdued by the Gonds. The Mana princes whose names he recorded were Kurumpruhoda, the first of the line, who ruled in Wairagarh. He fortified Wairagarh along with Garbori and Rajoli. Surjat Badwaik was another ruler who fortified Surjagarh, and King Gahilu built the fortress of Manikgarh, named after the patron goddess of his dynasty- Manikyadevi.[6][7]

Decline

Kol Bhill, a local leader of the Gondi people, led the Gonds against the Mana chiefs of Wairagarh, who had dominated the region for about 200 years. After years of warfare the Manas fell to the Gonds, who replaced them.[3][1][2][4]

References

  1. ^ a b Chatterton, Eyre (8 January 2021). The Story Of Gondwana. Read Books. ISBN 978-1-5287-6963-1.
  2. ^ a b Deogaonkar, Shashishekhar Gopal (2007). The Gonds of Vidarbha. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-8069-474-5.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Charles Bean Lucie (1870). (Report on the land revenue of the Chanda district).
  4. ^ a b "The Gazetteers Department- Chandrapur". Cultural Maharashtra Government.
  5. ^ Begbie, L. F. (1986). Gazetteer of Chanda District in Central Provinces. Gian Publishing House.
  6. ^ a b "Central Provinces District Gazetteer- Chanda". Gazetteers- Maharashtra Government.
  7. ^ "Friends of Forts". Archived from the original on 2009-04-05. Retrieved 2009-02-01.