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The Pushyamitras lived on the banks of the Narmada River.
Political situation in India in 450 CE.

The Pushyamitras were a tribe who lived in Central India during the 5th century CE. Living on the banks of the river Narmada, they are believed to have posed a serious threat to the Gupta Empire during the late period of Kumaragupta I's reign.

Origin

K. P. Jayaswal believed that the Pushyamitras were in western Malava and were known, in the Gupta period, as Avantyas who were under or in the confederacy of the Abhiras.[1]

History

The Puranas record thirteen kings of the Pushyamitra dynasty and have been placed in the 3rd century of the Common Era.[2]

Existence

The Pushyamitras are only known from the inscription of Skandagupta in which he emphasizes his role in defeating the Pushyamitras, of which the reading is sometimes disputed (it could be "Yudhy-amitrdths-cha" rather than "Pushyamitrams-cha"), as well as a single mention in the Puranas.[3] Therefore their existence is sometimes doubted. The people Skandagupta fought could more probably have been a confederation including the Vakatakas.[3] The dynasty of the Vakatakas ended around that time in a war, when, according to the Dashakumaracharita, attacking the area of Vanavasi to the south, they were in turn attacked from the rear resulting in the death of the last Vakataka king.

War against the Guptas

Inscription covering the events between 455 and 467 CE emphasize the role of Skandagupta, Kumaragupta's successor, in defeating the Pushyamitras.[4]

By whom, when [Skandagupta] prepared himself to restore the fallen fortunes of (his) family, a (whole) night was spent on a couch that was the bare earth; and then, having conquered the Pushyamitras, who had developed great power and wealth, he placed (his) left foot on a footstool which was the king (of that tribe himself).

Los Pushyamitras fueron subyugados por Skandagupta después de una larga y ardua lucha, [ 6 ] ya que "habían desarrollado gran poder y muchos recursos en términos militares y económicos". [ 6 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] La inscripción dice que en un momento la situación se volvió tan grave que Skandagupta tuvo que pasar toda la noche en el suelo (el campo). [ 6 ] Finalmente, superó la situación crítica y salió victorioso. [ 2 ] Esta victoria tuvo lugar hacia el final del reinado de Kumaragupta . Así que Kumaragupta probablemente era demasiado viejo para liderar el ejército él mismo. Por lo tanto, su hijo Skandagupta cargó con el peso de la lucha, quien fue elegido por él para lidiar con el peligro de los Pushyamitras. [ 6 ] [ 3 ] Esta victoria fue tan memorable e importante, se nos dice en la inscripción de Bhitari que la gente cantaba canciones de su gloria en cada rincón del imperio. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Goyal piensa que el rey Pandumvamshi Bharatabala fue el rey que lideró la rebelión Pushyamitra. [ 6 ]

Véase también

Referencias

  1. ↑ The Indian Historical Quarterly . Calcutta Oriental Press. 1961. pág.  282.
  2. ^ Ashvini Agrawal (1989 ) . Ascenso y caída de los Guptas imperiales (tapa dura) . Motilal Banarsidass. pag. 211.ISBN​  9788120805927.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Contornos culturales de la India por Vijai Shankar Śrivastava p.103
  4. ↑ Kulke, Hermann; Rothermund, Dietmar (2004). Historia de la India (4.ª ed.). Nueva York [y otros lugares]: Routledge. pág. 96. ISBN   0415329191Consultado el 22 de agosto de 2015 .
  5. ↑ Tripathi, Ram Prasad (1981). Estudios sobre la historia política y socioeconómica de la India temprana . Neeraj Prakashan. pág. 37. 
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Bindeshwari Prasad Sinha (1977). Historia dinástica de Magadha: Cir. 450-1200 d . C. Abhinav Publications. pág. 22. ISBN  9780883868218.