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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Ruling Dynasty of Goa from 960 to 1310}}<br />
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{{Infobox country<br />
| conventional_long_name = Kadambas of Goa<br />
| common_name = <br />
| year_start = 960 CE<br />
| year_end = 1310 CE<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| common_languages = [[Kannada]]<br />
| government_type = Monarchy<br />
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{{South Asia in 1175|center|Location of the Kadambas, and neighbouring South Asian polities in 1175, on the eve of the [[Ghurid Empire|Ghurid]] invasions of the subcontinent.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chandra |first1=Satish |title=Medieval India: From Sultanat to the Mughals-Delhi Sultanat (1206-1526) - Part One |date=2004 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-1064-5 |pages=19–20 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L5eFzeyjBTQC&pg=PA19 |language=en|author-link=Satish Chandra (historian)}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Schwartzberg |first1=Joseph E. |title=A Historical atlas of South Asia |date=1978 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |pages=32, 146|isbn=0226742210 |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=069}}</ref>}}<br />
| p1 = Shilaharas<br />
| s1 = Tughlaq dynasty<br />
| flag_s1 = Tughlaq_dynasty_1321_-_1398_ad.PNG<br />
| capital = [[Goa]]<br />
| today = India<br />
|image_coat = Kadamba.PNG<br />
|coa_size =300<br />
|symbol_type = Gold coins issued by the Kadamba king of Goa, Shivachitta Paramadideva, c. 1147-1187<br />
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{{Kadambas of Goa}}<br />
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The '''Kadambas of Goa''' were a dynasty during the [[Classical India|Late Classical period]] on the [[Indian subcontinent]], who ruled [[Goa]] from the 10th to the 14th century CE. They took over the territories of the [[Shilahara]]s and ruled them at first from [[Chandor]], later making [[Gopakapattana]] their capital.<ref name=kadamb>{{cite book|last=de Souza|first=Teotonio R.|title=Goa Through the Ages: An economic history|year=1990|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=81-7022-259-1|pages=11–15}}</ref><br />
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==Origins==<br />
According to the ''[[Talagunda]]'' inscription found in [[Shimoga]] in [[Karnataka]], the Kadambas are descended from [[Mayurasharma]].<ref name="origin1">George M. Moares (1931), The Kadamba Kula, A History of Ancient and Medieval Karnataka, Asian Educational Services, 1990, p10</ref><br />
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==Establishment of a separate dynasty==<br />
As a feudatory of the [[Western Chalukya Empire|Chalukya]]s, Kadamba Shasthadeva was appointed as the ''[[Mahamandaleshwar]]'' of Goa by the Chalukya king, [[Tailapa II]].<ref name="chatta">Moraes (1931), pp.88–93{{full citation needed|date=September 2012}}</ref> According to the [[Savai vere]] inscription, the Kadambas were allies of the Chalukyas, whom they helped to defeat the [[Rashtrakutas]]. Shashthadeva later conquered the city of [[Chandor|Chandrapur]] from the [[Shilahara]]s and established the Goan Kadamba dynasty in 960 CE.<ref name=kamats>{{cite book|last=Kamat|first=Varsha|title=Sanskrutik Vartapatra (in Marathi, see chapter: Kadambancha suvarnakal)|date= December 2010|publisher=Sanskrutik Vartapatra|location=Pune|pages=112(see pages 10–13)}}</ref><br />
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==Gopakapattana==<br />
King Shashthadeva conquered Goa, Port Gopakapattana and Kapardikadvipa and annexed a large part of South Konkan to his kingdom, making Gopakpattana his subsidiary capital. The next King, Jayakeshi I, further expanded the Goan kingdom. A [[Jainism|Jain]] [[Sanskrit]] text, {{IAST|Dvayāśraya}} mentions the extension of his capital and that Port Gopakapattna had trade contacts with [[Zanzibar]], [[Bengal]], [[Gujarat]] and [[Sri Lanka]]. Gopakapattana was a pleasant commercial city, well connected with [[Old Goa]] and a trading hub for over 300 years. In the 1320s it was looted by [[Khalji dynasty|Khalji]] general [[Malik Kafur]]. The Kadambas went back to Chandor, but returned to Gopakapattana when [[Muhammad bin Tughluq]] overcame [[Chandor]].<ref>{{cite book|title= de Souza, Teotonio R. (1990)Goa Through the Ages: An economic history pg 11-15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwYDPnEjTb4C|access-date=8 Jan 2018|isbn = 9788170222590|last1 = De Souza|first1 = Teotonio R.|year = 1990}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Kadambas of Goa. Anonymous. Circa 1240-1310. AV Pagoda (16mm, 3.12 g, 4h). ‘Conqueror of the Malavas’ issue. Lion standing left; standard to left śri malaha ramari in Devanagari.jpg|thumb|300px|center|Kadambas of Goa. Anonymous. Circa 1240-1310 CE. Lion standing left; standard to left. ''Reverse'': ''śri/ malaha/ ramari'' in Devanagari, "Conqueror of the [[Malavas]]".]]<br />
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==Administration==<br />
During the rule of the Kadambas, the name and fame of ''Goapuri'' reached its zenith. Goa's religion, culture, trade and arts flourished and the dynasty built many ''[[Shiva]]'' temples. They assumed titles like ''Konkanadhipati'', ''Saptakotisha Ladbha Varaveera'', ''Gopakapura varadhishva'', ''Konkanmahacharavarti'' and ''Panchamahashabda''.<ref name=Gazetteer>{{cite book|last=Gune|first=Vithal Trimbak|title=Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu|publisher=Goa, Daman and Diu (India). Gazetteer Dept|year=1979|volume=I}}</ref> They married the royalty of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] and even local chieftains. The kings patronized the [[Historical Vedic religion|Vedic religion]] and performed major fire sacrifices (''[[yagna]]'') and Ashvamedha yagna. They popularized [[Hinduism]] and patronized [[Jainism in Goa|Jainism]].<br />
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The languages of Kadamba administration were [[Sanskrit]] and [[Kannada]]. They introduced the Kannada language to Goa, where it exercised a profound influence on the local language. The [[Nagari script|Nagari]], [[Kadamba script|Kadamba]], [[Halekannada]] and [[Goykanadi]] scripts were very popular. It is known from another inscription that Tribhuvanamalla established a ''Brahmapuri'' at Gopaka. Brahmapuris were ancient universities run by Brahmins, where [[Vedas]], [[astrology]], [[philosophy]], [[medicine]], and other subjects were taught.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu : district gazetteer / edited by V.T. Gune|series=Gazetteer of India|year=1979|publisher=Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000644033|access-date=8 Jan 2018}}</ref> They were found in Goa, Savoi verem, Gauli moula, and elsewhere.<br />
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Kadambas ruled Goa for more than 400 years.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwYDPnEjTb4C&q=panjanakhani&pg=PA129|title=Goa Through the Ages: An economic history, Volume 2|last=De Souza|first=Teotonio R.|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|year=1990|isbn=9788170222590|pages=129}}</ref> until 1345 CE.<ref>Title: Gazetteer of the Union Territory Goa, Daman and Diu: district gazetteer, Volume 1; Publisher: Gazetteer Dept., Govt. of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu, 1979 (Original from the University of Michigan, Digitised: 30 August 2008)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/35652/10/10_chapter%203.pdf|title=EPIGRAPHICAL AND LITERARY SOURCES ON WORSHIP IN GOA'S PAST|website=ShodhGanga}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=K Kula Velliapura inscriptions pg 181 190 317 384 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RUX8-PzWohgC&q=kadambas+of+goa|access-date=8 Jan 2018|isbn = 9788120605954|last1 = Moraes|first1 = George M.|year = 1990}}</ref><br />
[[File:Таҳмина Раҷабова - IFFI.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Royal emblem of Kadambas of Goa, on [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] Award]]<br />
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==In popular culture==<br />
[[Government of Goa|Goa Government]]-owned bus service is named after the Kadambas Dynasty and is known as [[Kadamba Transport Corporation]]. The royal lion emblem of the Kadambas is used a logo on its buses. The logo has been used since the corporation's inception in 1980.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/kadamba-dynasty-logo-to-be-reinstaed-on-goa-govt-buses/articleshow/2978077.cms|title=Kadamba dynasty logo to be reinstaed on Goa govt buses|date=24 April 2008|newspaper=The Economic times}}</ref><br />
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On 31 May 2005 Defence minister of India [[Pranab Mukherjee]] commissioned India's most advanced and first dedicated military naval base named INS Kadamba in [[Karwar]].<ref name="INS">Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee opened the first phase of India's giant western naval base INS Kadamba in [[Karwar]], Karnataka state, on 31 May. {{cite web|title=India Opens Major Naval Base at Karwar|url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/india-opens-major-naval-base-at-karwar-0647/|work=Defence Industry Daily|date=21 May 2012|access-date=2013-01-30}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[History of Goa]]<br />
*[[Kadamba of Hangal]]<br />
*[[Saptakoteshwar]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://coinindia.com/galleries-kadambas-goa.html Coins of the Kadambas of Goa]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:History of Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu dynasties]]<br />
[[Category:Kadambas]]<br />
[[Category:Dynasties of India]]<br />
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