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	753-973. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		The Rashtrakuta dynasty of Canarese kings, already enthroned in North Berar (631) and in Gujarat (c.
		The Eastern Gangas ruled Kalinga, waging constant war with the Chalukyas of Vengi and the princes of Orissa.
		Gunaga Vijayaditya III fought successfully against western and northern enemies, and by the defeat of the Pallava Aparajita and the Pandya Varaguna II helped the rising Chola to supersede both.
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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ganga Dynasty
		The Western Ganga Dynasty ruled a kingdom in southern India, based in southern Karnataka.
		The dynasty was founded by Konganivarman, and ruled from the 3rd to the 10th centuries.
		The Eastern Ganga Dynasty ruled Orissa from the 11th to the 15th centuries.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Ganga-Dynasty (184 words)

	Hoysala Dynasty - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Dynasties, European, succession of European rulers from the same family or group that exercised power over several generations.
		The Hoysala dynasty: 1000 A.D. to 1346 A.D. F ounded by a tribal chief Nripa Kama, the dynasty...
		A brief note on the Hoysala dynasty that ruled parts of South India from 1000 A.D. to 1346 A.D. Includes discussion of their legacy in Indian art.
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	Karnataka Summary
		It is situated on the western edge of the Deccan plateau surrounded on three sides by the neighboring states of Goa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, with a coastline of approximately 300 kilometers on the western side along the Arabian sea.
		The disintegration of the Satavahana dynasty led to the ascent of the Banavasi Kadambas(325-540 CE) in north Karnataka, and the Ganga Dynasty (325-550 CE) in the south of the region.
		Karnataka is situated in the Deccan Plateau and is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the east and southeast, and Kerala to the southwest.
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	Chapter Three
		New dynasties increased the population density in fortress and towns amidst dry landscapes with erratic seasons and precarious water supplies; and deadly sieges, droughts, and disease led to the abandonment and destruction of numerous centres, grand examples being Vijayanagar and Fatehpur Sikri.
		Early medieval dynasties had spawned local gentry who were similar in outlook and loyalties, and late medieval conquerors had spread their influence far and wide, but under medieval conditions, no ruler could contain agrarian forces of political dispersion.
		Dynasty after dynasty tumbles down; revolution succeeds to revolution; Hindoo, Patan, Mogul, Mahratta, Sik, English are all masters in turn; but the village communities remain the same....
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	Western Ganga Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gangas of Talakad, like the Kadambas of Banavasi, rose to political eminence in the middle of the fourth century A.D., and ruled over the southern parts of Karnataka, in southern India.
		The Ganga period was one of brisk literary activity, in Sanskrit, Prakrit and Kannada.
		The crowning achievement of the Ganga sculptural art is the statue of Gomateshwara at Vindhyagiri in Sravanabelagola, Karnataka.
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	Ganga Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Western Ganga Dynasty ruled a kingdom in southern India, based in southern Karnataka.
		The dynasty was founded by Konganivarman, and ruled from the 3rd to the 10th centuries.
		The Eastern Ganga Dynasty ruled Orissa from the 11th to the 15th centuries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ganga_dynasty (116 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Gupta Dynasty (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries.
		The Gupta Dynasty declined due to weak rulers and a series of invasions, but many of their cultural and intellectual achievements were saved and transmitted to other cultures and live on today.
		Unlike the composite bows of Western and Central Asian foes, bows of this design would be less prone to warping in the damp and moist conditions often prevalent to the region.
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		Dynasties of Ancient Egypt Old Kingdom (or Old Empire)
		The name Qing was first applied to the dynasty established by the Manchu in 1636 in Manchuria and then applied by extension to their rule in China.
		The latter is considered one of the Six Dynasties that ruled China between the fall of the Han (220) and the...
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	Ganga : River and Goddess
		In common understanding, Ganga is understood to have emerged from Lord Shiva, as is symbolized by the stream of water gushing forth from the matted locks of Lord Shiva.
		Ganga then carried the seed with her for long, and as instructed by Lord Brahma, deposited it in a sacred reed grove in the Saravana forest, situated on her shores, where the divine child was born after 10,000 years.
		In the western region it is the Dhauli Ganga of the Drona Giri.
	www.dollsofindia.com /ganga.htm (3539 words)

	Western Front - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Western Front
		However, the entry of the USA into the war in 1917 tipped the balance on the Western Front decisively in favour of the Allies.
		Life on the Western Front for a World War I soldier was dominated by the trenches, where conditions were water-logged and squalid.
		Warfare was marked by long periods of tension and inactivity punctuated by mass offensives that wreaked death and destruction on a horrifying scale but produced little result for either side.
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		The "Middle" period lasts for some 1,500 years, and ends in the 13th century, with the rise of the Islamic Sultanates (the Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206) and the end of the Chalukya Cholas (Rajendra Chola III died 1279).
		The Hindu Sena dynasty replaced the Pala dynasty and its founder was part of the Pala Empire before he seized power when the empire weakened.
		The Western Ganga Dynasty of Talkad ruled a large part of ancient Karnataka alongside the Kadambas in India, during 350-550 CE.
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	Himal South Asian-August-2000
		The tallest Vishnu temple in the world, the Jagannath temple, also called the Purusottama khetra, is one of the finest expositions of the ‘Pancharatha’-style of Kalinga period architecture.
		Hindu devotees from all over the country, particularly northern and western India, throng this coastal city for a divine high.
		Puri embraces all with its saline hospitality, the tourists from the West, the devout locals, the sloppy government officials and all those who come for a darshan of Jagannath, the humpty-dumpty God whose chariot is pulled by the multitudes on the Rath Yatra or “Car Festival Day”.
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	Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol 1., Charles Eliot - Section 5 of 18 - Book Club/Religion - ArcaMax ...
		The native Hindu dynasty of the Guptas began to rule in 320 A.D. Its dominions included nearly all northern India but it was destroyed by the invasions of the Huns in the fifth and sixth centuries.
		Pulakesin II of this dynasty (608-642), a contemporary of Harsha, was for some time successful in creating a rival Empire which extended from Gujarat to Madras, and his power was so considerable that he exchanged embassies with Khusru II, King of Persia, as is depicted in the frescoes of Ajanta.
		The end of this dynasty was partly due to the usurpation of a Jain named Bijjala in whose reign the sect of the Lingayats arose.
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	Central India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The Vakataka dynasty was predominant in central India, at least in the early 5th century allied to the Guptas.
		Around 1110, the Ganga dynasty of Andrha Preadesh, annexed the different dynasties to the north and formed the kingdom of Orissa.
		The Yadava, a minor dynasty in Devagiri (eastern Maharashtra), were at war with the Kakatya dynasty of Warangal (northern Andhra Pradesh).
	www.worldhistoryplus.com /WorldRegions/centralIndia.html (904 words)

	Ganga Ghats
		Prayaga, known as "Tirtharaja" (king of Tirthas), lies at the confluence of the Ganga, the Yamuna and the invisible Sarasvati rivers.
		The Ganga, the Yamuna, the Sarsvati the Kirana and the Dhupapapa, among which only the first one is visible and rest are vanished, or assumed in the form of manifestation.
		The Ganga -arati (offering oil lamps) at the time of sun rise and sun set is the most attractive site and scene at this Ghat, which is performed in honour of the Ganga.
	www.varanasithecity.com /ganga_ghat.htm (6995 words)

	Ganga Dynasty -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		The first ruler of the Western Ganga, Konganivarman, carved out a kingdom by conquest, but his successors, Madhava I and Harivarman, expanded their influence by marital and military alliances with the Pallavas, Calukyas, and Kadambas.
		Early dynasties of the eastern Gangas ruled in Orissa from the 8th century; but Vajrahasta III, who assumed the title of Trikalingadhipat (ruler of the three Kalingas) in 1028, was probably the first to rule all three divisions of Kalinga.
		The Eastern Gangas were great patrons of religion and the arts, and the temples of the Ganga period rank among the masterpieces of Hindu architecture.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9035994 (1071 words)

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		Karnataka is situated in the Deccan Plateau and is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the east and southeast, and Kerala to the southwest.
		The disintegration of the Satavahana dynasty led to the ascent of the first native kingdoms, the Banavasi Kadambas(325-540 CE) from Uttara Kannada region, and the Western Ganga Dynasty (325-550 CE) in southern Karnataka.
		The districts of the western ghats and the southern districts are known for several spots of nature tourism.
	www.financechoices.co.uk /personal-finance-wiki.php?title=Karnataka (5053 words)

	Welcome To Gadag
		Chalukyas This dynasty rose to power in the Deccan from the 5th to the 8th century AD and again from the 10th to the 12th century AD.
		A prominent ruler of the Chalukya dynasty was Pulakesin I. He founded the city of Vatapi (modern Badami in Bijapur district of Karnataka) and made it his capital.
		This dynasty ruled what are now the present districts of Kolar, Bangalore, Mysore, Mandya and Tumkur in Karnataka, between the 3rd-10th century A.D. They were Jains by faith.
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	WELCOME: WWW.JAINSAMAJ.ORG (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		In the later centuries of Ganga rule in southern Karnataka we see evidence of great material prosperity of the Jainas, Epigarphic records indicate that these rulers were all patrons of the Jainas and made grants to various Jaina temples.
		The Gangas ruled over South Karnataka from the fourth to the 10th century and all through their period they were helpful towards Jainas.
		Ganga Raja a general and minister of Visnuvardhana the greatest of the Hoysalas, built the Parshvantha basadi (basadi in Karnataka means a Jain temple) at Chamarajanagar near Mysore.
	jainsamaj.org /literature/hisdigambar.htm (6689 words)

	The Hindu : Literary Review / Book Review : Legend and history
		He points out that there is a distinction between reports that are meant to be factual and reports that are not considered factual.
		The earliest reference to Talakad occurs in an inscription of the Western Ganga monarch, Durvinita Kongini, who ruled in the 6th Century A.D. Later, the records of the Chola king Aditya I talk about Talakad being under Chola suzerainty.
		The inscriptions in the Jain cave at Vallimalai near Vellore speak of the Ganga kings.
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	India - A Land Where Indianess Thrives, About India
		Towards the west of this plateau lie the Western Ghats that comprise of the Sahyadri, the Nilgiri, the Annamalai and the Cardamom Hills.
		The Western coastal plains lie between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, further split into the northern Konkan Coast and the southern Malabar Coast.
		Towards the western half of India lies a vast stretch of land that is divided, by the Aravalli mountains, into two separate units.
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	History of the Digambaras
		Chamundaraya was the minister and general of Rachamalla, a king of the Ganga dynasty.
		The Gangas ruled over south Karnataka from the fourth to the 10th century and all through their period they were helpful towards the Jains.
		Ganga Raja, a general and minister of Visuvardhana the greatest of the Hoysals, built the Parshvantha basadi (basadi in Karnataka means a Jain temple) at Chamarajanagar near Mysore.
	www.jainworld.com /jainbooks/images/18/History_of_the_Digambaras.htm (8042 words)

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		At this juncture, India was invaded by a series of foreigners and barbarians or Mlechchhas from the north western frontier region and central Asia.
		Since the western region (modern Gujrath state) had well developed silver coinage, popularized by earlier Shaka rulers, the same tradition was continued, except the Shaka symbol of river and three arched hill was replaced with Garuda or peacock (Skandagupta introduced this symbol), on reverse.
		The colorful and vibrant murals at Ajanta are famous not only for the meticulously observed details of nature and the urban landscape, including architecture and furnishing, elegant attire and alluring ornaments but also for perceptive delineations of a variety of human characters, expressions and moods.
	www.med.unc.edu /~nupam/Sgupta1.html (3148 words)

	India Heritage :: History :: Ancient :: South India
		However there were several other dynasties that co-existed with these prominent ones, though they were unable to reach the same acme of power and glory.
		This dynasty rose to power in the Deccan from the 5th to the 8th century AD and again from the 10th to the 12th century AD.
		A prominent ruler of the Chalukya dynasty was Pulakesin I.
	www.indiaheritage.org /history/history_ancient_south.htm (2210 words)

	Mysore: Home of Masala Incense - Palace - Sandalwood
		The Ganga dynasty established its reign in the 2nd century and the Ganga kings ruled over the greater part of mysore until 1004.
		This temple is of historical significance as it saw the emergence of the Wodeyar dynasty.
		It is situated in the verdant western ghats of mysore district.
	www.monks-herbal-incense.com /updates/mysore.html (2809 words)

	One Book, One Chicago
		Ganga – The eastern Gangas were a dynasty that ruled a large portion of central eastern India from 1028 to 1434.
		Gujarati – The language native to the state of Gujarat in western India.
		Hyderabad – The capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, in western India.
	www.chipublib.org /003cpl/oboc/maladies/glossary.html (901 words)

	Tourism in India-Pilgrimage Sites-Bhubaneswar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
		This magnificent temple, 147 ft. high from the plinth, was built by Lalatendu Keshari of Somavamsi dynasty in 617-657 A.D. The 'nata mandapa' (dance hall) and 'bhoga mandapa' (offerings hall), were later added to the temple, that has evolved over different historical periods.
		This is so, because the Lingaraja temple was built by the rulers of three dynasties, over a huge span of time.
		The Muslim invasion, after that, left the Ganga dynasty in a position, that they built the bhogamandir at the cost of its architectural beauty.
	www.hindunet.org /yatra/tourism/temples/bhuba.htm (1145 words)

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