The Mandsaur pillar inscription (Yashodharman Vijaya Stambha), a prashasti, declares the Aulikara ruler Yashodharman as victorious over Mihirakula.[1][2]
The word "Aulikara" (Late Brahmi script: Au-li-ka-rā) in the Risthal inscription. The first letter Au is a variation in a style specific to the 6-7th century.[3]
The Aulikara dynasty (Late Brahmi script: Au-li-ka-rā), was an ancient dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Malwa between the 4th-century CE and 6th-century CE.[4] They were based in the Malwa (Malawa) region of central India near Mandsaur, with their power center near what is now western Madhya Pradesh, southeastern Rajasthan and northeastern Gujarat. Two royal houses belonging to this clan ruled over the present-day western Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state from c. 350 CE to 550 CE, much of it as feudatories of the Gupta Empire.[5][6]
Several major and important inscriptions of Aulikaras are known. These inscriptions suggest that they were Hindus who built several notable temples in the Gupta-style to Shiva, Surya and Vishnu, as well as Buddhist monasteries, in western Madhya Pradesh and east Rajasthan. Among these, the notable ruins are in the region near Mandsaur and the Dara Mukundara valley passage between Kota and Jhalawar. These include the Bhim ki Chauri.[7][8]
Epigraphical discoveries have brought to light two royal lines, who call themselves as the Aulikaras and ruled from Dashapura (present-day Mandsaur). The first royal house, which ruled from Dashapura comprised the following kings in the order of succession: Jayavarma, Simhavarma, Naravarma, Vishvavarma and Bandhuvarma. The Rīsthal stone slab inscription discovered in 1983 has brought to light another royal house, which comprised the following kings in the order of succession: Drumavardhana, Jayavardhana, Ajitavardhana, Vibhishanavardhana, Rajyavardhana and Prakashadharma, who defeated Toramana. In all probability, Yashodharman also belonged to this house and he was the son and successor of Prakashadharma.[9][10] Yashodharma defeated Mihirakula and freed the Malwa region from the Hunas. The rule of the Aulikaras over Malwa ended with him.[5]
^Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol 3 p.145
^Salomon, Richard (1989). "New Inscriptional Evidence For The History Of The Aulikaras of Mandasor". Indo-Iranian Journal. 32 (1): 11. ISSN 0019-7246. JSTOR 24654606.
^Vowels according to Prinsep
^Balogh, D. (2019). Inscriptions of the Aulikaras and Their Associates. Beyond Boundaries. De Gruyter. pp. v–viii, 26–32. ISBN 978-3-11-064978-9.
^ abJain, Kailash Chand (1972). Malwa Through the Ages. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 250–9. ISBN 978-81-208-0824-9.
^Balogh, D. (2019). Inscriptions of the Aulikaras and Their Associates. Beyond Boundaries. De Gruyter. pp. 21–23, 79–84. ISBN 978-3-11-064978-9.
^Balogh, D. (2019). Inscriptions of the Aulikaras and Their Associates. Beyond Boundaries. De Gruyter. pp. 81–86, 94–97, 110, 115–116. ISBN 978-3-11-064978-9.
^Jagat Narayan and KL Mankodi (2010), The Case of the Bhim ku Chauri Ruins at Mukandara, Marg, Vol 62, No. 1, pp. 80–89
^Agarwal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas, Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0592-5, pp.250-6
^Salomon, Richard (1989). "New Inscriptional Evidence For The History Of The Aulikaras of Mandasor". Indo-Iranian Journal. 32 (1): 12. ISSN 0019-7246. JSTOR 24654606.
from the Hunas. The rule of the Aulikaras over Malwa ended with him. Nothing is mentioned about the origin of the Aulikaras or the Olikaras (as mentioned...
It was the second royal house of the Aulikara clan. The dynasty belonged to the ancient clan of the Aulikaras, and was the second royal house belonging...
have brought to light two ancient royal houses, who call themselves as Aulikaras and ruled from Dashapura (present-day Mandsaur). The first dynasty, who...
the Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta (r.c.350-375 CE). The Aulikaras who ruled in the Malwa region may have been a Malava clan, and may have...
Leiden: BRILL. p. 34. ISBN 978-90-04-27714-4. N. K. Ojha (2001). The Aulikaras of Central India: history and inscriptions. Chandigarh: Arun Pub. House...
Salomon, Richard (1989). "New Inscriptional Evidence For The History Of The Aulikaras of Mandasor". Indo-Iranian Journal. 32 (1): 11. doi:10.1163/000000089790082971...
Malwa to Sialkot in northern Punjab, forming a corridor bordered by the Aulikara kingdom of Yashodharman to the southwest and the territory of the Maukharis...
142. ISBN 8120815408. Retrieved 5 November 2012. Ojha, N.K. (2001). The Aulikaras of Central India: History and Inscriptions, Chandigarh: Arun Publishing...
of the Aulikaras (unrelated to Mihirakula) to declare him a Shaiva ruler, and declare him as selectively persecuting the Buddhists. The Aulikara inscription...
and Guptas after the Battle of Sondani, and establishes the short-lived Aulikara Empire 554 Collapse of Gupta Empire after the death of Vishnugupta. 573...
newly arising regional powers in central and northern India, such as the Aulikaras, the Maukharis, the Maitrakas, the Kalacuris or the Vardhanas preferred...
Doab and Magadha, as documented in the Aphsad inscription, while the Aulikaras repelled them in the Malwa region. The Aphsad inscription of Ādityasena...
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Salomon, Richard (1989). "New Inscriptional Evidence For The History Of The Aulikaras of Mandasor". Indo-Iranian Journal. 32 (1): 28. doi:10.1163/000000089790082971...
monarchy in central India that was established by Jayavarman of the House of Aulikara in 350 AD. It was ruled by multiple royal houses discontinuously until...
newly arising regional powers in central and northern India, such as the Aulikaras, the Maukharis, the Maitrakas, the Kalacuris or the Vardhanas preferred...
This follows the occupation of most of northern and central India by the Aulikara King Yashodharman c. 532 CE. A 2019 study by archaeologist Shanker Sharma...
evidence, some modern historians have theorized that he may have subdued the Aulikaras of central India and the Traikutakas of western India. The Nalanda mahavihara...
states rose to prominence following the dislocation of Gupta power: the Aulikaras, the Maukharis, the Maitrakas, the Kalacuris or the Vardhanas, all in...
Vikramaditya legends were based on the sixth-century Aulikara king Yashodharman. The Aulikaras used the Malava era (later known as Vikrama Samvat) in...
Leiden: BRILL. p. 34. ISBN 978-90-04-27714-4. N. K. Ojha (2001). The Aulikaras of Central India: history and inscriptions. Chandigarh: Arun Pub. House...
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Au-li-ka-rā) in the Risthal inscription. The first letter Au is a variation in a style specific to the 6-7th century.[3]