Vamshavataka, Vaṃśavāṭaka, Vamsha-vataka: 1 definition

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Vamshavataka 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: Epigraphia Indica volume XXXI (1955-56)

Vaṃśavāṭaka is the name of a village mentioned in to the “Kāpoli Plates of Aśaṅkitavarman” (6th century A.D.). The village of Vaṃśavāṭaka may be identified with Kāpōli from where the plates were unearthed

These plates (mentioning Vaṃśavāṭaka) were found buried in an iron box at Kāpoli in the Khanapur Taluk of the Belgaum District. It records the gift of the village of Vaṃśavāṭaka situated in the tract of Sollundūraka-seventy in Palāśikā-viṣaya to Nāgaśarman of the Hārīta-gotra

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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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