Toramana
Sign in to saveToramana also called Toramana Shahi Jauvla (Gupta script: 14px14px14px14px 𑀢𑁄𑀭𑀫𑀸𑀡 To-ra-mā-ṇa, ruled circa 493-515 CE) was a king of the Alchon Huns who ruled in northern India in the late 5th and the early 6th century CE. Toramana consolidated the Alchon power in Punjab (present-day Pakistan and northwestern India), and conquered northern and central India including Eran in Madhya Pradesh. Toramana used the title "Great King of Kings" (Mahārājadhirāja 12px16px10px13px11px10px14px 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀥𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀚), equivalent to "Emperor", in his inscriptions, such as the Eran boar inscription.
Key facts
- Royalty.title
- Ruler of the Alchon Huns
- Royalty.reign
- 493–515
- Royalty.image
- Toramana portrait and initials Tora.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Portrait of Toramana and Gupta script initials 12px15px 𑀢𑁄𑀭 Tora, from his bronze coinage.
- Royalty.predecessor
- Mehama
- Royalty.successor
- Mihirakula
- Royalty.religion
- Vaishnavism
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Punjab inscription
- Gwalior inscription of Mihirakula
- Eran Boar inscription
- Sack of Kausambi
- Defeats
- Successor
- See also
- Notes
Toramana also called Toramana Shahi Jauvla (Gupta script: 14px14px14px14px 𑀢𑁄𑀭𑀫𑀸𑀡 To-ra-mā-ṇa, ruled circa 493-515 CE) was a king of the Alchon Huns who ruled in northern India in the late 5th and the early 6th century CE. Toramana consolidated the Alchon power in Punjab (present-day Pakistan and northwestern India), and conquered northern and central India including Eran in Madhya Pradesh. Toramana used the title "Great King of Kings" (Mahārājadhirāja 12px16px10px13px11px10px14px 𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀚𑀥𑀺𑀭𑀸𑀚), equivalent to "Emperor", in his inscriptions, such as the Eran boar inscription.
The Sanjeli inscription of Toramana speaks of his conquest and control over Malwa and Gujarat. His territory also included Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Kashmir. He probably went as far as Kausambi, where one of his seals was discovered.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Toramana” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.