Kanswa

Kanswa Kansua
City
Shiva temple at Kanswa
Country	India
State	Rajasthan
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code	RJ-IN

Kanswa, also spelled Kansua, is a village in the Kota district of Rajasthan, India. It is of archaeological importance. ^[1] It is the site where James Tod found an inscription in 1820 AD that reveals the rule of the Jat king Maharaja Shalinder in Kota region in 5th century AD. ^[2]

The Dabok stone inscription, dating back to Gupta Samvat 407 (circa 725 AD), records events during the reign of Dhavalappadeva. This ruler is likely identified with Dhavala, a prince from the Maurya dynasty mentioned in the Kanswa inscription of Vikrama Samvat 795 (738 AD). ^[3]

References

1. The Department of Archaeology and Museums, Government of Rajasthan
2. Tod, James. Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, Vol.1. pp. 621–22.
3. Raychaudhari, HC. The dynastic History of Northern India, Volume II. Calcutta University Press. p. 1198. Dabok stone-inscription dated in Gupta Samvat 407 (c. 725 A.D.). The inscription is dated in the victorious reign of the Dhavalappadeva, who has with some probability been identified with the Maurya prince Dhavala of the Kansuvam inscription dated in V.S. 795 (A.D. 738).

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