Mavaiya, Māvaiya: 1 definition

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Mavaiya 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

Māvaiya (fl. 1081 A.D.) is mentioned in the “Vihar stone inscription of Anantadeva I”. Accordingly, “... the house-tax in drammas in (the village) Khairāmaṇa are donated to Ajyapanāyaka the son of Māvaiya of the Viyāḍika family”.

The inscription (mentioning Māvaiya) is said to have been found at Vihār in the Thāṇā District, now deposited in the Prince of the Wales Museum, Bombay. The inscription mentions Mahāmaṇḍaleśvara-adhipati Anantadeva who flourished Śaka 1003.

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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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