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Vol. XXXIII, 2010
Four Minor Royal Dynasties
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superseded the pre-Early Rāstrakūtas, the Sendraka royalty shifted their loyalty to the Calukyas. Indrananda, Kannaśakti, Ravisakti, Srīvallabha Senānanda Bhimasakti, Vanaśakti Arasa, Kundaśakti Arasa, Durgaśakti, Pogilli Sendraka Mahārāja (682-96) Nagasakti (749) and Mādhavaśakti served the Calukyas, their leigelords.
The Sendrakas enjoyed the confidence and affection of their overlords. Kīrtivarma I (566-96), father of Polekesin II, had married a princess of the Sendraka family. In other words, the illustrious emperor Polekēśin II (610-42)was the son of a Sendraka princess who was a sister of Srīvallabha Senānanda. Thus the latter was Sõdara-māva, 'father-in-law', of Polekesin from his mother's side. This marriage alliance cemented cordial relationship between the dynasties. Bhimasakti presents himself as Pāda-padmöpajīvi of Satyāśraya i.e., Polekesin. So was Durgaśakti of Kundaśakti. SrīPogilli Sendraka, chief of Nāyarakhanda was a Sāmanta of Vinayāditya (681-96). Nāgasakti, possibly the penultimate recognised chief in the Sendraka line and who is also applauded as the ornament of the family, analogous to Bhānusakti, the forerunner, was flourishing as a māndalika of Kirtivarma II (745--57). Madavasakti alias Mädhavatti Arasa, the last of the known Sendrakas, also a Governor served Kirtivarms II. There upon, side by side, both the Calukyas and the Sendrakas went to a state of political limbo.
It seems the similarity of words Sendraka and Sindas has lead to confusion in some identification. 2 - The Kellas : A Profile The Kellas
The diaspora of Kellas, a warrior family of Jaina faith, lead to the spread of its branches with different nomenclature by prefixing separate adjectives such as Arakella, Elakella, Kalikella, Kesugella, Bhatārikella, Māgundarakella, Murasakella, Mahākella, Payidara Kella, Sarakella, Sēbyakella, Sevyakella, Siyakella and Siyagella [Nagarājaiah, Hampa : CandrakoDe : 1997-B : 470-74]. Significantly, Citrasena, the Kaikeya king (circa sixth cent. CE), describes himself, in the Honāvara (North Karnataka Dt.) copper-plates datable to early sixth century CE, as Citrasena Kella and Maha Kella. [E]. XXXVII, pp. 33-34). This Bauddha inscription, recording the gift of a garden to monastery by Citrasena Kella while he was at Ambu-dvipa (Anjadive), was drafted and written by a Jaina, Jinanandi
