Western Ganga dynasty

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Indian dynasty medieval kingdom royal house

The Western Ganga dynasty was an early medieval South Indian royal house that ruled parts of present-day Karnataka, noted for its patronage of Jainism, distinctive temple architecture, and role in regional politics between larger empires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dynasty ⓘ
medieval kingdom ⓘ
royal house ⓘ
alliedWith Chola dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rashtrakuta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ganga style of temple architecture ⓘ
capital Kolar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Talakad NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictWith Chalukya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pallava dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pandya dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dynastyFoundedBy Kongunivarman Madhava NERFINISHED ⓘ
economy agrarian economy based on land grants ⓘ
endTime c. 1000 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Kannada-speaking people ⓘ
followedBy Chola rule in southern Karnataka ⓘ
hasMonarch Butuga II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Durvinita NERFINISHED ⓘ
Harivarman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kongunivarman Madhava NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madhava II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Marasimha II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mushkara NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rachamalla I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rachamalla II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rachamalla IV NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shivamara I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sripurusha NERFINISHED ⓘ
landGrantType bilavritti ⓘ
brahmadeya ⓘ
devadana ⓘ
language Kannada ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
notableFor distinctive temple architecture ⓘ
patronage of Jainism ⓘ
regional politics between larger empires ⓘ
support of Kannada literature ⓘ
notableInscriptionLanguage Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
notableWork support for the Gommateshwara statue at Shravanabelagola ⓘ
patronOf Jain monks ⓘ
Jain scholars ⓘ
inscriptional records in Kannada ⓘ
temple building ⓘ
politicalStatus feudatories of the Cholas ⓘ
feudatories of the Rashtrakutas ⓘ
independent kingdom (early period) ⓘ
precededBy early local chiefdoms in southern Karnataka ⓘ
region Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ
South India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
religiousCenter Kambadahalli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shravanabelagola NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime c. 350 ⓘ
usedScript Kannada script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nagari script NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kadamba dynasty → influenced → Western Ganga dynasty ⓘ
Kadamba dynasty → followedBy → Western Ganga dynasty ⓘ
Kannada people → historicalKingdom → Western Ganga dynasty ⓘ