Dynastie ParamaraLa dynastie Paramara (AIST: Paramāra) est une dynastie qui a régné sur le Malwa dans le centre-ouest de l'Inde entre le et le de notre ère. La littérature bardique médiévale la classe dans le clan râjpoute des Agnivanshi. La dynastie Paramara s'est établie au ou . Les premières inscriptions des Paramara subsistant aujourd'hui ont été retrouvées dans le Gujarat. Écrites au sous le règne de Siyaka, elles laissent penser que ce souverain était alors vassal des Rashtrakutas de la ville de Manyakheta.
Dhar (ville)Dhar is a city located in Dhar district of the Malwa region in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of the Dhar district. Before Indian independence from Great Britain, it was the capital of the Dhar princely state. Dhar is situated between 21°57' to 23°15' N and 74°37' to 75°37' E. The city is bordered in the north by Ratlam, to the east by parts of Indore, in the south by Barwani, and to the west by Jhabua and Alirajpur. The town is located west of Mhow.
Chaulukya dynastyThe Chaulukya dynasty (), also Solanki dynasty, was a dynasty that ruled parts of what are now Gujarat and Rajasthan in north-western India, between 940 CE and 1244 CE. Their capital was located at Anahilavada (modern Patan). At times, their rule extended to the Malwa region in present-day Madhya Pradesh. The family is also known as the "Solanki dynasty" in the vernacular literature. They belonged to the Solanki clan of Rajputs. Mularaja, the founder of the dynasty, supplanted the last ruler of the Chavda dynasty around 940 CE.
AgnivanshaIn Indian culture, the Agnivanshi are people who claim descent from Agni, the Vedic god of fire. The Agnivanshi lineage (Agnivansha or Agnikula) is one of the lineages into which the Rajput clans, the others being the Suryavanshi (descended from Surya, the sun god) and the Chandravanshi (descended from Chandra, the moon god). According to medieval legends, there are four Agnivanshi clans: Chauhans (Chahamanas), Pratihar (Pratiharas), Parmars (Paramaras) and Solankis (Chaulukyas).
Chandelathumb|upright=2|L'Asie en 1200. Les "frontières" sont données à titre indicatif, ce sont des zones au tracé variable chaque année, à la saison des conflits. Les Chandela sont un clan rajpoute que l'on rencontre durant le Moyen Âge indien, au Rajasthan, au Haryana et en Uttar Pradesh ; ils ont formé une dynastie qui a régné sur une grande partie du Bundelkhand (alors appelée Jejakabhukti), région du centre de l'Inde, et ce pendant de longues périodes du au .
VikramâdityaVikramâditya, en sanskrit : विक्रमादित्य (de विक्रम, vikrama « vaillance » et आदित्य, Āditya), est un roi légendaire d'Ujjain, célèbre pour sa sagesse et sa magnanimité. Il aurait vécu au , mais sa vie nous est rapportée par des textes écrits douze siècles plus tard (dont le Kathâsaritsâgara), qui le font intervenir dans plusieurs épisodes légendaires devenus populaires en Inde. Il a donné son nom à l'ère vikrama qui commence en 58 av. J.-C., l’un des calendriers hindous encore utilisé en Inde du Nord.
Acharya HemachandraAcharya Hemachandra (हेमचन्द्र सूरी, 1087–1172) est un érudit jaïn, poète et polymathe qui a écrit sur la grammaire, la philosophie, la prosodie et l'histoire contemporaine. Considéré comme un génie par ses contemporains, il a été surnommé Kalikāl Sarvagya « omniscient de Kali Yuga ». Il est né à , dans l'état du Gujarat (environ au sud-ouest d'Ahmadabad) de Chachadeva et Pahini Devi. Ils le nomment Chandradeva. Le temple de Sūrya est situé à son lieu de naissance.
VidishaVidisha (विदिशा, formerly known as Bhelsa and known as Besnagar in ancient times) is a city in central Madhya Pradesh, India. It is located 62.5 km northeast of the state capital, Bhopal. The name "Vidisha" is derived from the nearby river "Bais", mentioned in the Puranas. The district was created as Bhilsa District in 1904 by joining the tehsils of Vidisha (also known as Bhilsa) and Basoda (but not Basoda State) which were then part of Gwalior state.
UdayadityaUdayaditya (reigned c. 1070–1093) was a Paramara ruler of Malwa region of central India, who succeeded Jayasimha I. He was succeeded by his son, either Lakshmadeva or Naravarman. Udayaditya was a brother of Bhoja, the most renowned king of the Paramara dynasty. At the time of Bhoja's death, the Paramara kingdom suffered simultaneous invasions from its Chaulukya and Kalachuri neighbours. Bhoja's successor Jayasimha, possibly his son, appears to have ascended the Paramara throne with the support of the Kalyani Chalukya prince Vikramaditya VI; he was probably dethroned by Vikramaditya's rival brother Someshvara II.
SindhurajaSindhuraja (IAST: Sindhurāja) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty, who ruled the Malwa region in the late 10th century. He was the younger brother of Munja, and the father of Bhoja. No inscriptions issued by Sindhuraja have been discovered, although he is mentioned in several later Paramara inscriptions, including inscriptions of Bhoja. Much of the information about his life comes from Nava-sahasanka-charita, an eulogistic composition by his court poet Padmagupta. The work is a fusion of history and mythology.
