Somavamshi dynasty

Somavamshi dynasty
c. 9th century CE–c. 12th century CE
South Asia 1000 CE KARAKHANID KHANATE KHOTAN GHAZNAVID EMPIRE MULTAN EMIRATE KANNAUJ PALA EMPIRE NAGVANSHIS KAMARUPA HINDU SHAHIS KUMAON MARYUL UTPA- LAS GUHILAS GUJARAT CHUDA- SAMAS HABBARID EMIRATE CHAHAMANAS TOMARAS MALWA SHILA- HARAS WESTERN CHALUKYAS EASTERN CHALUKYAS CHOLAS KADAMBAS BUNDELKHAND DAHALA SOMAVAMSHIS KALINGAS GUGE Location of the Somavamshis and neighbouring South Asian polities in 1000, on the eve of the Ghaznavid invasions of the subcontinent.[1][2]
Capital	Yayatinagara (modern Binka); Abhinava-Yayatinagara (modern Jajpur)
Official languages	Sanskrit
Religion	Hinduism Jainism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Classical India
• Established	c. 9th century CE
• Disestablished	c. 12th century CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Bhauma-Kara dynasty Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala Eastern Ganga dynasty Chakrakota kingdom Kalachuris of Ratnapura

The Somavamshi (IAST: Somavaṃśī, "Lunar dynasty") or Keshari (IAST: Keśarī) dynasty ruled parts of present-day Odisha in eastern India between the 9th and the 12th centuries. Their capitals included Yayatinagara (modern Binka) and Abhinava-Yayatinagara (modern Jajpur).

The Somavamshis may have been related to the Panduvamshis, who ruled the Dakshina Kosala region in central India. They were probably driven out from this region by the Kalachuris, following which they conquered the Kalinga and the Utkala regions in present-day Odisha, supplanting the Bhauma-Karas.

The Somavamshis introduced a new style of art and architecture in Odisha, and their rule saw a remarkable shift from Buddhism to Hinduism in the region. The Somavamshi rule ended in the early 12th century, when the Eastern Ganga ruler Anantavarman Chodaganga captured their territories.