Yadava Dynasty - Yadavacho (English spelling)

A dynasty in South India. From the end of the 12th century to the beginning of the 14th century, it ruled the northwestern Deccan region with its capital in Devagiri. The ancestors of the royal family were vassals of the Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani, and the dynasty is also called the Savena dynasty because it owned the Savena region. It was Bimala at the end of the 12th century that fought against the Chalukya dynasty, gained independence, and established its capital in Devagiri. After capturing Kalyani, it fought against the Hoysala dynasty, which had expanded its power in the southern Deccan. Its power expanded further during the reign of Singana in the first half of the 13th century, and its territory reached the Narmada River in the north and the Tungabhadra River in the south. However, it weakened after being invaded by the Khilji dynasty of Delhi at the end of the 13th century, and its king was captured and it was destroyed in the early 14th century. Its prime minister in the second half of the 13th century, Hemadri, was also famous as a scholar.

[Noboru Karashima]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

南インドの王朝。12世紀末から14世紀初頭にかけてデーバギリを都にデカン北西部を支配した。王家の先祖はカリヤーニのチャールキヤ朝の封臣で、セーブナ地方を領有していたためセーブナ朝ともよばれる。チャールキヤ朝と争って独立し、首都をデーバギリに定めたのは12世紀末のビッマラで、カリヤーニを陥れたのち、デカン南部で勢力を伸長したホイサラ朝と争った。13世紀前半のシンガナの時代にさらに勢力が拡大し、領土は北方でナルマダ川に、南方ではトゥンガバドラー川に達した。しかし13世紀末以来、デリーのヒルジー朝の侵寇(しんこう)を受けて弱体化し、14世紀初頭には王が捕らえられて滅亡した。13世紀後半の宰相ヘーマードリは学者としても著名である。

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