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{{Short description|Dynasty that ruled western India from c. 5th to 7th century}}<br />
{{Infobox dynasty<br />
| name = Garulaka<br />
| coat_of_arms = <br />
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| seat = Phamka-prasravana (probably)<br />
| founded = c. 5th century<br />
| founder = Shura I<br />
| final_ruler = Simhaditya<br />
| dissolution = c. 7th century<br />
| country = Vassal of [[Kingdom of Valabhi]]<br />
| titles = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Garulakas''' was a [[medieval India]]n dynasty that ruled western [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] (now in [[Gujarat]], India) probably from 5th to 7th century CE as a vassal of [[Maitraka]]s of [[Kingdom of Valabhi|Valabhi]]. Five rulers of the dynasty are known from two donation charters dated to 6th century CE.<br />
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==History==<br />
Their capital was probably at Phamka-prasravana (possibly Jhunjharijhar near [[Dhank Caves|Dhank]] if read as Dhanka-prasravana). It could be at [[Gop Temple|Gop]] as well. It was in western Saurashtra.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Temple Architecture: North India: Foundation of North Indian Style |publisher=Delhi: Oxford University Press; Princeton: Princeton University Press |year=1988 |editor-last=Meister |editor-first=Michael W. |volume=II, Part 1 |pages=166-168 |isbn=978-0-691-04053-0 |chapter=14 |editor-last2=Dhaky |editor-first2=M. A. |editor-link2=Madhusudan Dhaky |editor-last3=Deva |editor-first3=Krishna}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Shashtri |first=Hariprasad G. |title=ગારુલક રાજ્ય |url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%95-%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%AF/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]] |language=gu}}</ref><br />
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There are two donation charters discovered of the dynasty; of Varahdasa II's from 549 CE and of Simhaditya's from 574 CE. The first known ruler was Shura I, who was a ''rajasthaniya'' of Maitraka ruler Bhatarka. He held Bhatarka-vihara at Valabhi. His son was Senapati Varahadasa I who was succeeded by his son Shura II. Shura II's brother Varahadsa II had granted a land to Buddhist vihara in 549 CE. The land it was originally granted to Garulakas by Maitrakas. Varahadasa captured [[Dwarka]], built many temples and held title ''Dwarkadhipati''. His successor Simhaditya granted a land to Brahmin in 574 CE. There is no more information about the dynasty and it is assumed that their rule may have extended till the end of 7th century CE.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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The ruler were told ''parama-bhagavata'' and Garulaka may be derived from Garudaka, a term based on [[Garuda]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><br />
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In the mid-8th century, the same region was ruled by [[Saindhava]] dynasty.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Architecture==<br />
{{see also|Maitraka#Architecture}}<br />
The temples constructed in this period follows the contemporary and earlier traditions of Maitrakas. The most temples of the period falls under the region ruled by Garulakas, except at Kalsar and [[Prabhas Patan|Prabhas]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==List of rulers==<br />
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* ''Rajasthaniya'' Shura I<br />
* ''Senapati'' Varahadasa I<br />
* ''Maharaja'' Shura II<br />
* Varahadasa II (c. 549 CE)<br />
* Simhaditya (c. 574 CE)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
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* {{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.325015/page/n1|title=ગુજરાતનો રાજકીય અને સાંસ્કૃતિક ઇતિહાસ: મૈત્રક કાલ અને અનુ-મૈત્રક કાલ|last=Shastri|first=Hariprasad Gangashankar|author-link=Hariprasad Shastri|publisher=Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Institute of Learning and Research|year=1974|editor-last=Parikh|editor-first=Rasiklal Chhotalal|editor-link=Rasiklal Parikh|series=Research Series – Book No. 68|volume=III|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|pages=136-137|trans-title=Political and Cultural History of Gujarat: Maitraka Era and Post-Maitraka Era|editor-last2=Shastri|editor-first2=Hariprasad Gangashankar|language=gu}}<br />
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