Ajila

Ajila Empire
c. 1154 CE–c. 1786 CE
StatusEmpire
CapitalVenur
Religion
Jainism
History 
• Established
c. 1154 CE
• Disestablished
c. 1786 CE

Ajila is a common surname of the Bunt people,[1] the landed gentry of Tulu Nadu region in the south west of India.They were mostly in Tamil Nadu region.It is believed that the founder of this community was named Ajila A Abhilashmanzil.It is also the name of the Jain Bunt Dynasty who ruled the principality of Venur for several centuries (1154 to 1786 C.E). The most notable of the Ajila kings was Veera Timmannarasa Ajila IV.[2][3]

  1. ^ Sabharwal, Gopa (2006). Ethnicity and class: social divisions in an Indian city. Oxford University Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-19-567830-7.
  2. ^ P. Gururaja Bhatt (1975). Studies in Tuluva history and culture, from the pre-historic times up to the modern. P. Gururaja Bhatt. pp. 92–96.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference deccan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).