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A dam near Girnar

Chetan Vaity Aug 2010. A dam near Girnar. Where. Where. The rock. Ancient India timeline. Three kings. Ashoka Maurya dynasty 250 BC Rudradaman Shaka 150 AD Skandagupta Gupta dynasty 450 AD. Ashoka's edicts. Ashoka's 11 th edict (Marathi translation). Ashoka's legacy.

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A dam near Girnar

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  1. Chetan Vaity Aug 2010 A dam near Girnar

  2. Where Where

  3. The rock

  4. Ancient India timeline

  5. Three kings • Ashoka • Maurya dynasty • 250 BC • Rudradaman • Shaka • 150 AD • Skandagupta • Gupta dynasty • 450 AD

  6. Ashoka's edicts

  7. Ashoka's 11th edict (Marathi translation)

  8. Ashoka's legacy

  9. Second inscription on the same rock • Rudradaman (150 AD) • Brief history • Shakas (Western Kshatraps) • Conflict with Satvahanas

  10. The Shakas

  11. Rudradaman – inscription

  12. Rudradaman - content • Sudarshan lake, dam damaged due to torrential rain • Ministers (amatya) were not in favour – because of huge task and expenses • But Rudradaman rebuilt it using funds from treasury

  13. Rudradaman – excerpt translated in Marathi

  14. Rudradaman - Historical significance • Who built the dam originally • In Chandragupta Maurya's reign, a governor named Pushyagupta built it • In Ashoka's reign, Tushaasf repaired it • Lineage • Mention of father Jayadaman and grandfather Chastan • Note Indianisation of names

  15. Rudradaman – Historical significance • Conquered the Yaudheyas • Defeated Satkarni twice • But not destroy completely because of relations • Mentions the exact date • Margashirsh, krishnapaksha 72 (Shaka era) • 19 Nov 150 AD • Rivers: Palashini and Suvarnasikita • known today as Sonarekha

  16. A third inscription on the same rock • Skandagupta • Last great Gupta king (450 AD) • He defeated the Shakas and established Gupta supremacy in Saurashtra

  17. Skandagupta's inscription (455 AD) • Due to intense rains, the embankment burst • Was repaired immediately • Yagna performed • Donations to Brahmans • Vishnu temple built • Dimensions of the dam: • 100 hands long, 68 hands wide and 7 persons tall

  18. Skandagupta – (excerpt translated in Marathi)

  19. A timeline

  20. Questions

  21. References • Purabhilekhavidya – Shobhana Gokhale • Related kapsule on Brahmi script on kpoint.gslab.com

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