Ereyanga
| Ereyanga | |
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| Hoysala King | |
| Reign | c. 1098 – c. 1102 CE |
| Predecessor | Vinayaditya |
| Successor | Veera Ballala I |
| Spouse | Echala Devi |
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| Dynasty | Hoysala |
| Father | Vinayaditya |
| Mother | Keleyala Devi |
| Religion | Jainism |
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Ereyanga (r. 1098–1102 CE) was the son of Vinayaditya and distinguished himself as a Chalukya feudatory during their campaigns against Dhara of Malwa.[1] Though he remained the Yuvaraja or crown prince for several decades, his rule as a monarch of Hoysala Empire was short. He was a Jain by faith and took the title 'Vira Ganga'.[2]
Life
Ereyanga was born to the Hoysala king Vinayaditya and his wife Keleyabbe or Keleyala Devi.[3] He was appointed the Yuvaraja in 1062, and seems to have held that position for 33 years. He first distinguished himself by helping Chalukya Someshvara II in suppressing rebellions.[2] Ereyanga is described as a right hand to Someshvara, and was an important commander in the Chalukya army.[4] He is said to have burnt Dhara, a city of the king of Malwa, struck terror into the Cholas, laid waste to Chakragotta and broken the king of Kalinga.[4][3]
Ereyanga had 3 sons through his wife Echala Devi[1]- Ballala, Bitti Deva and Udayaditya.[5] Ballala succeeded his grandfather Vinayaditya to the throne, but did not live long and Udayaditya died in 1123. However, Bitti Deva would go on to become one of the greatest Hoysala kings.[3]
References
- ^ a b John Faithful Fleet (1882). The Dynasties of the Kanarese Districts of the Bombay Presidency from the Earliest Historical Times to the Musalman Conquest of A.D. 1318. Government Central Press. p. 66.
- ^ a b S. Settar (1992). The Hoysaḷa Temples Volume 1. Inst. of Indian Art History Karnatak Univ. p. 11. ISBN 9788190017213.
- ^ a b c Benjamin Lewis Rice (1 May 2007). Mysore in general. A. Constable. p. 337.
- ^ a b Benjamin Lewis Rice (1889). Epigraphia Carnatica: Rev. ed. Mysore Government Central Press. p. 57.
- ^ Benjamin Lewis Rice (1904). Epigraphia Carnatica: Inscriptions in the Tumkur District. Mysore Government Central Press. p. 67.
Sources
- Dr. Suryanath U. Kamat, A Concise history of Karnataka from pre-historic times to the present, Jupiter books, MCC, Bangalore, 2001 (Reprinted 2002) OCLC: 7796041