Bhauma-Kara dynasty
Bhauma-Kara dynasty | |||||||||||
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| c. 8th century CE–c. 10th century CE | |||||||||||
| Capital | Jajpur | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Sanskrit (Religious and Official) Prakrit (Court) | ||||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism Hinduism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Maharaja | |||||||||||
• 736 - 756 | Kshemankara-deva ( founder) | ||||||||||
• 756 - 790 | Sivakara Deva I (greatest extent) | ||||||||||
• 810 - 835 | Tribhuvana Mahadevi I | ||||||||||
• 940 - 950 | Dharma Mahadevi (last ruler) | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Classical India | ||||||||||
• Established | c. 8th century CE | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 10th century CE | ||||||||||
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The Bhauma dynasty, also known as Kara dynasty, ruled in eastern India between 8th and 10th centuries. Their kingdom, called Toshala (IAST: Toṣala), included parts of present-day Odisha.
By the last quarter of the 8th century, the Bhauma-Karas had gained control of the former Shailodbhava territory. The early rulers of the dynasties followed Buddhism, and its later rulers followed Shaivism and Vaishnavism. The dynasty, whose rulers included seven women, was supplanted by the Bhanjas and the Somavamshis in the 10th century.