Amoghavarsha I

Also called: Nripatunga · Topic: Early Medieval North India: Harsha to the Rajputs · NCERT: Class 7, Ch 3 "Empires and Kingdoms: 6th to 10th Centuries"

Meaning

Amoghavarsha I, also called Nripatunga, was a Rashtrakuta emperor of the Deccan. He ruled for about 64 years (c. 814–878 CE) from his capital, Manyakheta (Malkheda). He was drawn to Jainism but respected other faiths. He was also a poet and supported scholars, which made his court an important centre of learning.

Example

The Jain mathematician Mahavira worked at Amoghavarsha's court. Mahavira wrote the first Indian work on mathematics that was separate from astronomy. The Kannada book on poetry, Kavirajamarga, is also linked to Amoghavarsha's name.

Don't confuse with

• Mahavira the tirthankara: the 24th Jain teacher, from the 6th century BCE. He is a different person from the 9th-century mathematician Mahavira at Amoghavarsha's court.

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