Asura kingdom, or Sonitpura kingdom, is a mythological kingdom that is mentioned in a multiple of Hindu epics[1] which later came to be associated with modern-day Tezpur in central Assam and Banasura Hill in Kerala. The kingdom was contemporary of Pragjyotisha. In Puranic literature, Pragjyotisha and Sonitpura were located to the north-west of the Indian subcontinent in what is modern-day Punjab and Sindh.[2] In Assam, the name of the legendary kingdom might be applied to the local inhabitants who were outside of the Hindu fold.[3] In Kalika purana, Banasura, the last ruler of the asura kingdom is represented as an anti-Brahminical character.[4]
Asura kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Status | Mythical |
Dynasty
edit| Nu. | Name of known rulers |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marichi |
| 2 | Kashyap |
| 3 | Hiranyakashipu |
| 4 | Prahlad |
| 5 | Virochana |
| 6 | Mahabali |
| 7 | Bana |
See also
editReferences
edit- Caudhurī, Niśipada (1985). Historical archaeology of central Assam.
- Shin, Jae-Eun (2018), "Redefining Divine Presence: A Study of Hidden Lingas in the Mid-Brahmaputra Valley", in Bopearachchi, Osmund; Ghosh, Suchandra (eds.), Early Indian History and Beyond:Essays in Honour of Professor B.D Chattopadhyaya, Delhi: Primus Books, pp. 313–34
Dynasty
edit| Name | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marichi |
| 2 | Kashyap |
| 3 | Hiranyakashipu |
| 4 | Prahlad |
| 5 | Virochana |
| 6 | Mahabali |
| 7 | Bana |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Caudhurī 1985, p. 67.
- ^ (Shin 2018:36)
- ^ Shin (2018), p. 321:"These accounts show the Puranic perception of the Saiva cult in early medieval Kamarupa, which consisted largely of popular cults of local inhabitants or people out of the Brahmanical ambit."
- ^ Shin (2018), p. 321: "(H)e was imagined or represented as an anti-Brahminical character in the Kalika Purana.."