Somavamshi Dynasty
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Was a dynasty that ruled over territories in Odisha India.
Establishment
January 801: The Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala were disestablished in the 8th century CE.
Chronology
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1. Events
January 883: Janmejaya I (c. 882-922) probably controlled a part of the coastal Odisha.
January 936: The Eastern Chalukyas reach their maximum territorial extent.
January 965: In 964, the Chandelas of Jejakabhukti, led by their ruler Krishna III, captured the territories of Chitrakuta and Kalinjar. Krishna III was a prominent ruler of the Chandela dynasty known for his military conquests in central India.
January 991: Kokalla I appears to have been the first powerful ruler of the Kalachuris of Tripuri dynasty, as he finds regular mentions in the genealogies of the later Kalachuri rulers.
January 1001: The Kalachuris of Ratnapura were a central Indian dynasty during 11th and 12th centuries. They ruled parts of present-day Chhattisgarh from their capital at Ratnapura (modern Ratanpur in Bilaspur district). They were an offshoot of the Kalachuris of Tripuri, and ruled as vassals of the parent dynasty for many years. The new branch was established by Kalingaraja around 1000 CE.
January 1001: The Bhauma-Kara dynasty, whose rulers included five women, was supplanted by the Bhanjas and the Somavamshis in the 10th century.
January 1006: Kalahandi was the largest of the 26 Feudatory states of Odisha. According to local tradition the state originated with Raja Raghunath Sai of the Naga dynasty beginning to rule the Kalahandi area in 1005, therefore the state's coat of arms had two cobras facing each other.
January 1024: The Chindaka Nagas were a dynasty that ruled over parts of modern-day Orrisa and the historical region of Dakshina Kosala.
January 1051: Rajendra Chola I conquered Odisha.
February 1051: Rajendra Chola I occupied Odisha, but left the region after defeating the forces of the Pala Dynasty.
Disestablishment
January 1101: The Somavamshi rule ended in the early 12th century, when the Eastern Ganga ruler Anantavarman Chodaganga captured their territories.
