Kalachuris of Ratnapura | |||||||||||
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1121–1225 | |||||||||||
Capital | Ratnapura | ||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||
Government | monarchy | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Restablished By Prithvi Dev in 1121 | 1121 | ||||||||||
• Gondwana | 1225 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | India |
The Kalachuris of Ratnapura were a dynasty ruling over much of Central India during the 12th and 13th centuries. They ruled parts of present-day Chhattisgarh from their capital at Ratnapura (modern Ratanpur in Bilaspur district). They were an offshoot of the Kalachuris of Tripuri, and ruled as vassals of the parent dynasty for many years.
The Ratnapura branch was established by Kalinga-raja around 1000 CE. It was conquered by the Gond kings in a war. It was re-established by Prithvi Dev I after he defeated Gond King Dhruv of Ratanpur. After which his descendants ruled as independent kings till 1225. In 1225 it was again conquered by the Gond kings. After which the Gond kings ruled this region till 1781. After this, no evidence or inscription of this dynasty has been found.
His descendants became independent towards the end of the 11th century, and fought with their neighbours to consolidate their rule, including the Eastern Gangas. Pratapa-malla, the last confirmed descendant of Kalinga-raja, ruled in the early 13th century. No information is available about his immediate successors, but towards the end of the 14th century, the family appears to have split into two branches, with their capitals at Ratanpur and Raipur respectively. Vahara, the 15th-16th century king of Ratanpur, can be identified with Bahar Sahai, to whom the later rulers of Ratanpur trace their ancestry. The Ratanpur kingdom accepted the suzerainty of the Maratha Nagpur Kingdom in 1740, and was annexed into that kingdom after the death of its last ruler, Mohan Singh.