Gangadeva
King of Mithila
Reign1147-1187 CE
PredecessorNanyadeva
SuccessorNarsimhadeva
HouseKarnat dynasty

Gangadeva (also known as Gangeyadeva) was the second ruler of the Karnat dynasty of Mithila. He succeeded his father Nanyadeva as King in 1147 and ruled until 1187.[1]

Rule

There is controversy surrounding the succession of the throne of Mithila following Nanyadeva's death as he was recorded as having two sons, Malladeva and Gangadeva however most inscriptions and manuscripts detail Gangadeva's rule only. The Pratap Malla inscription of Kathmandu details that Gangadeva came to the throne in 1147 and was considered to be a very brave King. He was a contemporary of King Madanpala of the Pala's of neighbouring Bengal and led attacks against them regaining some of the territories that had been lost during Nanyadeva's reign while also gaining new territory. The Ramacharitam also details that both Nanyadeva and Gangadeva claimed some sort of political authority in Gauda as he was declared as Gaudadwhaj. Following the downfall of the Palas, the Sena dynasty came into power in neighbouring Bengal and Ballala Sena was also a contemporary of Gangadeva but led no attacks on Mithila.[1][2]

Gangadeva was also notable for his administrative reforms and added Darbhanga as an additional capital of the Karnat dynasty along with Simraungadh. The village of Gangapur Rajni in Madhepura district of Bihar was named after Gangadeva.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 CPN Sinha (1974). "A Critical Evaluation of sources for identification of Gangeyadeva of Tirabhukti". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 35: 39–42. JSTOR 44138754.
  2. ↑ Radhakrishna Choudhry (1951). "Nanyadeva and his contemporaries". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 14: 130–134. JSTOR 44303952.
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