Guest guest Posted January 19, 2003 Report Share Posted January 19, 2003 The Naga story sounds like an excellent piece of propaganda to allay public doubts about the handsome one's background! Valerie J Roebuck Manchester, UK At 10:02 pm +0000 18/1/03, ymalaiya <ymalaiya wrote: >When Shivaji wanted to become a sovereign king, a chhatrapati, an >objection arose that since he was not a Kshatriya, he can not be >king. This event has been discussed widely. > >It seems that had Shivaji lived earlier, the objection might not have risen.... >With Karkota dynasty, we are on firmer ground. Gonandiya Baladitya >made his ashva-ghasa-kayastha named Durlabhavardhana (officer in >charge of fodder: III 489) his son-in-law because he was handsome. >Now Durlabhavardhana was really son of a Naga (a divine being) >Karkota (III 490) who had cohabited with Durlabhavardhana's mother >while she took her bath. Lalitaditya-Mukipada, the great conqueror >was born in this noble family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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