Mārasiṁha (III)
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Full name: Mārasiṁha (III)
Gender: Male
Place of death: Baṅkāpura
First regnal year: 960 c.
Last regnal year: 975
Name in local script: ಮಾರಸಿಂಹ
‘Permānaḍi’, ‘Nōṇaṁba‧kulāntaka’ ‘Satyavākya’ Mārasiṁha was a Ganga chieftain. He was the father-in-law of the last Rāṣṭrakūṭa ruler Indra IV. After the fall of his Rāṣṭrakūṭa overlords, Mārasiṁha gave up his life in the presence of his teacher Ajitasena at Baṁkāpura by the sallekhana ritual.
Cāvuṇḍarāya was a minister and general of Mārasiṁha and his son Rācamalla.
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People this person was known to: Cāmuṇḍarāya
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Last update: 26.03.2021 - 02:28
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Knew: Cāmuṇḍarāya
Patron: Khoṭṭiga, Rāṣṭrakūṭa Kṛṣṇa III
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