Mainaku, Māināku: 1 definition

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Mainaku 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.

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Source: What is India: Inscriptions of the Śilāhāras

Māināku (fl. 1260 A.D.), bearing the official title mahāsāndhivigrahī, is a minister of king Someśvaradeva mentioned in the “Chanje stone inscription of Someśvara”.

This stone inscription (mentioning Māināku) was found at Cānje near Uraṇ in the Panvel-tālukā of the Kolābā District. It records the grant by Someśvaradeva of an orchard known as Konthale-sthāna-vāṭikā in the village Cāṇḍije, situated near Uraṇa, on the occasion of a solar eclipse which occurred on Monday, the fifteenth tithi of the dark fortnight of Caitra in the Śaka year 1182 (expressed both in words figures), the cyclic year being Raudra.

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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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