Naganaiya, Nāgaṇaiya: 1 definition

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Naganaiya 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

1) Nāgaṇaiya (fl. 1034 A.D.) is mentioned as a minister of of king Cittarāja, according to the “Berlin museum plates of Cittarāja”. Accordingly, “... is ruling over the whole Koṅkaṇa country, consisting of fourteen hundred villages headed by Purī, together with several maṇḍalas conquered by his arm, and while his mahāmātya, the illustrious Nāgaṇaiya, and his mahāsāndhivigrahika, the illustrious Nāupaiya are shouldering the burden of the cares of his government”.

2) Nāgaṇaiya (fl. 1060 A.D.), bearing the official title mahāpradhāna, is mentioned as an officer of king Māṃvāṇirāja in the “Ambarnāth temple inscription of Māṃvāṇirāja”. Māṃvāṇirāja is evidently identical with Mummuṇi, the youngest brother of the Śilāhāra king Chittarāja.

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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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