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Pālaka

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Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 358, 583. | work record
Label Pālaka, king of Avantī, reigned Vira.0-60, son of Caṇḍapradyotana (at the time of Mahāvīra)
Generic Name
  1. Pālaka
Religious Status
  1. Householder male (gṛhastha)
Gender
  1. Male (puruṣa)
Occupation Social Position
  1. King / Ruler (rāja)
Marital Status
  1. Married (vivāhita)
Family Relationships
  1. Father: Caṇḍapradyotana, king of Avantī, at the time of Mahāvīra

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), p 358. | work record
Events
  1. Residence (nivāsa)
  2. Coronation (rājyābhiṣēka)
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  3. Reign (rājya)
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 60Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527 — -467
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
  4. Life date (jīvanakālasaṃbandhī)
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 60Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527 — -467

Sources

  1. Klatt, Johannes (2016), pp 358, 583. | work record
  2. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 7. | work record
  3. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, 7. | work record
  4. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252. | work record
Roles
  1. King (nṛpati) of:
    Event: Reign (rājya)
    Location: Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India Ujjayanī, Avanti / Ujjaina, Madhya Pradeśa, Mālavā, India
    Indian dates: 0 Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat) - 60Vīra saṃvat calendar (vīrasaṃvat)
    Gregorian dates: -527 — -467

Sources

  1. Deśāī, Mohanalāla Dalīcanda & Koṭhārī, Jayanta (1997), p 252, line 7. | work record
Visualisations
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