Question

What was the other name of the great lord of a ‘circle’ or region?​

Answer 1

Maha-mandaleshvara was the other name of the great lord of a ‘circle’ or region

• Maha-mandaleshvara was the sophisticated title assumed by Samantha or prominent warrior chiefs of an area.
• King acknowledges the landlords or warrior chiefs of specific regions as samanthas.
• They assumed the title when they gain immense power and money.
• Later they declare independence from the overloads when they are sufficiently powerful and prominent.
• Rashtakooda was one among them.
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Answer 2

Maha-mandaleshvara was the other name of the great lord of a ‘circle’ or region.

• Samantha or renowned warrior chiefs of an area were given the advanced title Maha-mandaleshvara.
• As samanthas, the king recognises the landlords or warrior chiefs of specific territories.
• When they amass enormous power and wealth, they claim the title.
• When they are sufficiently powerful and noticeable, they declare independence from the overloads.
• One of them was Rashtakooda.

What was the name of the great lord of a circle or region?

• In due course they gained power and wealth.
• They declared themselves to be maha-samantas, maha- mandaleshvar (the great lord of a circle or region) and so on.
• Rashtrakutas were one of them who were initially the subordinates of the Chalukyas in Deccan.

How did Samantha become Mahamandaleshwar?

• The new dynasties gained power and wealth.
• There after they declared themselves to be maha-samantas or mahamandaleshwara.

Who are called samantas?

• Samanta was a title and position used in the history of the Indian subcontinent between 4th and 12th century to denote a vassal or tributary chief.
• The term roughly translates to neighbor.
• The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in India and Medieval India.

Hence, Maha-mandaleshvara was the other name of the great lord of a ‘circle’ or region.

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