Lichhavi Dynasty
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Lichhavi Dynasty (I to 340 AD) was a Jat dynasty according to Ram Swarup Joon. Dr. K. P. Jaiswal has mentioned, on the basis of some stone tablets unearthed earlier, and with reference to the Puranas that Patliputra and Magadha were the capitals of Lichhavi Bharshiva Jats. According to a rock edict of Raja JaiDev, found in Nepal, his ancestors had ruled on Patliputra in the first century AD, for 100 years after having come from the Punjab. The Lichhavi dynasty originated in Peshawar. Upto 300 A.D. They ascended and relinquished the throne of Magadha many a time.
In 344 AD, Chandragupta, who was married into this dynasty, changed the name of the dynasty to Gupta.
Reference
- Ram Swarup Joon: History of the Jats, Rohtak, India (1938, 1967)
External links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichchhavi
- Lichhavi and Thakuri Period (300 - 1200 AD)
- History of Nepal
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