Agguka I

Agguka I
Maharaja of Saindhava
PredecessorKrishnaraja I[1]
DynastySaindhava
FatherKrishnaraja I
ReligionHinduism

Agguka I (r. c. 770 – c. 790) was a ruler of the Saindhava dynasty[2] and the commander of the Saindhava naval fleet during the last quarter of 8th century. He was the son of Krishnaraj.

During his reign the Arabs made a fresh bid to establish their supremacy over Saurashtra. In 756, the Arab governor of Sindh sent a naval fleet against the Saindhavas. This naval attack was repulsed by the Saindhavas as they had a strong naval forces. Later in 776, another naval expedition by the Arabs was defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet under the command of Agguka I. A Saindhava inscription relates that Agguka I inflicted a disastrous defeat on the Arab naval fleets which forced the Arabs to withdraw. After this the Caliph Al-Mahdi gave up the project of conquering any part of India through the Navy. In the Saindhava inscription he was titled as Samudradhipati or Master of the western sea.[3][4]

  1. ^ Dilip K. Chakrabarty (2010). The Geopolitical Orbits of Ancient India: The Geographical Frames of the Ancient Indian Dynasties. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199088324.
  2. ^ John Middleton (2015). World Monarchies and Dynasties. Routledge. p. 489. ISBN 9781317451587.
  3. ^ Kumar, Amit (2012). "Maritime History of India: An Overview". Maritime Affairs:Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India. 8 (1). Taylor & Francis: 93–115. doi:10.1080/09733159.2012.690562. S2CID 108648910. In 776 AD, Arabs tried to invade Sind again but were defeated by the Saindhava naval fleet. A Saindhava inscription provides information about these naval actions.
  4. ^ Sailendra Nath Sen (1 January 1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. pp. 343–344. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.