Prithvideva
| Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R) |
Prithvideva I (1065-1090 CE) was Kalachuri King of Ratanpur in Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh.
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History
Ancestry of Ratanpur Kalachuri rulers
Source - Ratanpur Stone Inscription Of Jajalladeva I - (Kalachuri) Year 866 (=1114 AD)
The Ancestry of Ratanpur Kalachuri rulers was as under:
Kartavirya (Haihayas) →
Kokalla (lord of Chedi). He had eighteen sons, of whom the eldest became the lord of Tripuri.
Kalingaraja who leaving the ancestral country (Tritsu) conquered Dakshina Kosala. He resided at Tummâna as the place was previously the capital of his ancestors. From him was born Kamalaraja →
Ratnadeva (I) (adorned Tummâna with several temples, founded Ratanpura and adorned it with many temples). Ratnadeva (I) married Nônallâ (नोनल्ला) the daughter of Vajjûka (वज्जूक), the lord of the Kômô-mandala. She bore to him a son name Prithvideva (I) who succeeded him. →
Prithvideva (I) constructed several temples such as that of Prithvishvara at Tummâna and excavated a large tank at Ratanpura. He married Rajalla (राजल्ला) from whom he had a son named Jajalladeva (I).
Jajalladeva (I) → He defeated Someshvara (सोमेश्वर) of Chakrakota. Jajalladeva (I) founded a town named Jajallapura (जाजल्लपपुर) (modern Janjgir),