Dakshina Kosala (in east-central India), c. 375 CE
Dakshina Kosala (IAST: Dakṣiṇa Kosala, "southern Kosala") is a historical region of central India. It was located in what is now Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh along with parts of Western Odisha.[1] At its greatest extent, it may have also included a part of the Vidarbha region in present-day Maharashtra.[2]
Its capitals at various times included Bhadravati, Sirpur (ancient Shripura), Tuman (ancient Tummana), and Ratanpur (ancient Ratnapura).[3]
^Nava Kishor Das (2012). Odisha. Seagull. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-7046-293-4. Dakshina Kosala is the territory now divided in the districts of Chhattisgarh and Sambalpur and neighbouring areas of western Odisha.
DakshinaKosala (IAST: Dakṣiṇa Kosala, "southern Kosala") is a historical region of central India. It was located in what is now Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh...
Pandavas (IAST: Pāṇḍava) were an Indian dynasty that ruled the historical DakshinaKosala region in present-day Chhattisgarh state of India, during the 7th and...
the city called Kushavati. A colony of Kosala kings existed in Madhya Pradesh. It was called DakshinaKosala. Rama's mother Kausalya was from this kingdom...
Mahendra was a king of DakshinaKosala, whose identity is not completely verified, and is mentioned as a king of Dakshinapatha or Southern India. He was...
pilgrim Xuanzang. In the east, Pulakeshin subjugated the rulers of DakshinaKosala and Kalinga. After defeating the Vishnukundina monarch, he appointed...
Somavamshis may have been related to the Panduvamshis of DakshinaKosala, whose rule in the DakshinaKosala region seems to have declined in the 8th century....
controlled DakshinaKosala. After the collapse of the Mauryan empire, DakshinaKosala became ruled by the Chedis. It was from DakshinaKosala and Kharavela's...
KosalaKosala here refers to DakshinaKosala, which includes parts of present-day Chhattisgarh and Odisha. One theory identifies Mahendra of Kosala with...
the name Chhattisgarh, which in ancient times was known as DakshinaKosala (South Kosala), the native place of Rama's mother Kausalya. "Chhattisgarh"...
their suzerainty over South Kosala. Samudragupta during his Dakshinapatha expedition, defeated Mahendra of DakshinaKosala who probably belonged to the...
Gupta feudatories, and may have been related to the Panduvamshis of DakshinaKosala, but this cannot be said with certainty. The dynasty's inscriptions...
that controlled DakshinaKosala in India. They were also known as the Sura dynasty and were succeeded by the Parvatadvarkas. South Kosala had been in control...
Location Country India Parts Chhattisgarh, Odisha Region Dandakaranya, DakshinaKosala Kingdom, Coastal Plains Administrative areas Raipur, Janjgir, Raigarh...
district, like the rest of the Chhattisgarh plain, was once known as DakshinaKosala and considered to be under Maurya Empire. In Arang near Raipur, a Gupta...
Sharbhapuriya and Somavamshi kings of DakshinaKosala state. It was an important Hindu, Buddhist and Jain settlement of the South Kosala kingdom between the 5th and...
queen Kaikeyi was his third queen. Kausalya hailed from the kingdom of DakshinaKosala, Sumitra from Kashi, and Kaikeyi from the Kekeya Kingdom. Dasharatha...
in Kalahandi refers to the region by this name. South Kosala: South Kosala (also DakshinaKosala) may refer to the modern-day Chhattisgarh and some part...
fought against Islamist invaders in medieval times. Sagara was a king of Kosala Kingdom, ruling from Ayodhya. He was of the lineage of Ikshwaku, a famous...
Mandira Dam Rengali Dam Sondur Dam Geographical features Dandakaranya DakshinaKosala Chota Nagpur Plateau Western Orissa Mahanadi River Delta Bhitarkanika...
(North and South), directed the first attack against the kingdom of DakshinaKosala in the Mahanadi valley. In the 7th century, Chinese traveler Xuanzang...
(North and South), directed the first attack against the kingdom of DakshinaKosala in the Mahanadi valley. In the 7th century, the Chinese traveller Xuanzang...
probably descended from the Panduvamshis of DakshinaKosala, who called themselves Kosaladhipati ("Lord of Kosala"). The 9th century Somavamshi king Maha-bhava-gupta...
ninety-six villages of DakshinaKosala (central Chhattisgarh) from him. Historian Shiv Kumar Tiwari believes that the conquest of DakshinaKosala by Somesvara is...
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