- Jhanjha
Jhanjha was
Shilahara ruler of northKonkan branch from 910 CE – 930 CE.Vappuvanna was followed by Jhanjha . He is mentioned by Al-Masudi as ruling over Samur (i.e., Chaul in the Kolaba district) in 916 CE. He was a very devout Shaiva. He is said to have built twelve temples ofShiva and named them after himself. According to an unpublished copper-plate in the possession of Pandit Bhagwanlal, Jhanjha had a daughter named Lasthiyavva who was married toBhillam , the fourth king of the ChandorYadava s .(Dept. Gazetteer: 2002)ee also
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Shilahara References
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* Fleet J.F. (1896): The Dynasties of the Kanarese District of The Bombay Presidency, Written for the Bombay Gazetteer.
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (2002): Itihaas : Prachin Kal, Khand -1 (Marathi)
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1960): Kolhapur District Gazetteer
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1964): Kolaba District Gazetteer
* Department of Gazetteer, Govt of Maharashtra (1982): Thane District Gazetteer
* A.S.Altekar (1936): The Silaharas of Western IndiaExternal links
* [http://www.geocities.com/ancientcoinsofindia/shilacoinex.html Silver Coin of Shilaharas of Southern Maharashtra (Coinex 2006 - Souvenir)]
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