Mayurasharma
founder of the Kadamba Kingdom of Banavasi
315 CE to 365 CE
Mayurasharma (or Mayurasharman, Mayuravarma) (345–365 C.E.
), a Brahmin scholar and a native of Talagunda (in modern Shimoga district), is the founder of the Kadamba Kingdom of Banavasi, the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka, India.
He takes the name of Mayuravarma to emphasize his change from the Brahmin to the Kshatriya caste.
Before the rise of the Kadambas, the centers of power ruling the land were outside of the Karnataka region; thus the Kadambas' ascent to power as an independent geo-political entity, with Kannada, the language of the soil as a major regional language, is a landmark event in the history of modern Karnataka with Mayurasharma as an important historical figure.
The earliest Kannada language inscriptions are attributed to the Kadambas of Banavasi.
World
The Indian Ocean Lands
View →Related Events
Showing 1 events out of 1 total
Mayurasharma (or Mayurasharman, Mayuravarma), a Brahmin scholar and a native of Talagunda (in modern Shimoga district), establishes the Kadamba Kingdom of Banavasi (near Talagunda), the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka, India, in 345, taking the name of Mayuravarma to emphasize his change from the Brahmin to the Kshatriya caste.
Until this time, the centers of power ruling the land have been outside of the Karnataka region; thus the Kadambas' ascent to power as an independent geopolitical entity, with Kannada, the indigenous tongue, as a major regional language, is a landmark event.
The earliest Kannada language inscriptions are attributed to the Kadambas of Banavasi.
Some scholars postulate that the rise of Mayurasharma against the Pallava hold over the Talagunda region was actually a successful rebellion of Brahmins against the domination of the Kshatriya power as wielded by the Pallavas of Kanchi; others believe that Mayurasharma's rebellion had been well timed to coincide with the defeat of Pallava Vishnugopa by the southern invasion of Samudragupta of northern India.
In an effort to rejuvenate the ancient Brahminic faith and to perform the royal rituals and the related functions of the government, Mayurasharma imports many learned Vaidika Brahmins from Ahichchathra in northern India.