Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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Bhogina, Ramcandra, Dharmavarmana and Bamgara ruled over Vidhisa during the reign of Sungas.
Apart from these, the fact that, after the umga dynasty, the eight N ga kings-Bh tanand, i unand, Ya anand, Puru ad ta, Usabhad ta, K mad ta, Bhavad ta, and ivanand ruled over the Vidisa kingdom is substantiated by inscriptions and coins of those times. During the last phase of the first century A.D., the N gas had to abandon their original inhabitation like Vidhisa, Padm vat and K ntipur and collectively migrated to Central India at the time of expansion of Ku a Kingdom by Kani ka. They started living in the vicinity of Vindhy Mountains like exiles. The Ku a kings established their power over Vidi Padm vat and K ntipur. Due to the increasing power and dominion of the Ku as, the N gas were forced to desert their land; however they kept their eyes open for an opportunity to re-establish their authority over their hereditary kingdom. Hence they waited for opportune time & started mobilising resources. During the period of their exile, they made strong alliances with the rulers of Nagapura, Purika, Rivam, etc.
After the death of Kani ka, the N gas firmly resolved to free their mother land from the clutches of slavery of the Ku as. In order to achieve their objective, they were totally engrossed in mobilising the essentials, necessary for a strong military campaign.
rya Revat mitra, the 23rd epochal- c rya (V.N. 689-748)
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rya Revat mitra adorned the rank of epochal- c rya after rya N gendra. Whatever little data is available about him is provided along with the information on rya Revat nak atra, the discourse- c rya.
Bh ra iva and the Ku a king Huvi ka
After the death of the valiant king Kani ka, his son Huvi ka inherited the throne and his vast kingdom in V.N. 633 (106 A.D). During the regime of Huvi ka, Bh ra iva N ga again rose to a strong and powerful dynasty. Besides strengthening their power in the neighboring lands of Vindhya, they started attacking the Kingdom of Ku a. It was not an easy task for a newly emerged power like Bh ra iva N ga to fight the Ku as, whose
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