Chadvaideva: 2 definitions

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Chadvaideva means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Chhadvaideva.

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Source: academia.edu: King Jhanjha and the Legend of Shiva Temples

Inscription of Chadvaideva.—First immediate copper plate available after the rule of King Jhanjha was that of King Chadvaideva. Jhanjha was the grandfather of Chadvaideva. The Prince of Wales Copper Plates of Chadvaideva are undated. As we do not know the exact dates of the rule of King Jhanjha and the present plates being undated, the precise time gap between these two kings cannot be determined. As per the tentative chronology offered by V. V. Mirashi, a span of three decades might have

Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Chadvaideva (छद्वैदेव) is mentioned in the “Prince of Wales museum plates of Chadvaideva”.—Chadvaya (or Chadvaideva) was a feudatory of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa Emperor Kṛṣṇa III. About Chadvaideva we are told that he bore the title of Mahāsāmanta and attained the right to the five great (musical) sounds.

These copper plates (mentioning Chadvaideva) were in the collection of George Da Gunha and was purchased by the Trustees of the Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay, in 1919. The inscription refers itself to the reign of the Śīlāra (i.e. Śilāhāra) Mahāsāmanta Chadvaideva of North Koṅkaṇ. The object of it is to record that Chadvaideva executed the grant which had been made by Vajjaḍadeva, the son of Goggi, who, as shown below, was Chadvaideva’s elder brother and predecessor on the throne.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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