Hombuja & Merchants

Pattanna Swamy Nokaiah Setty a powerful officer of Veerasantha had built the Pattana Swamy Jinalaya in Hombuja and had donated a village to carry on the day to day pooja of the temple. He was called as “Samyaktva Vaarashi”. He owned many Jain idols made of Silver, Gold & precious…

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Hombuja Rulers and Jainism

The credit of patronising Jainism in South India & the region in and around Hombuja goes to the Santharas. We can find first references of Santharas in the inscriptions installed by the Chalukyan king Vinayaditya. As already mentioned in this website the Santhara kingdom was established by Jinadattaraya. He was…

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Decline of Santharas

The Santharas ruled the region till the end of 12th century & their control declined from the mid of 13th century. They lost control on most of the area and prevailed as ministers in different regions around the present Chikamagalur district. Around the beginning of 15th century they ruled over…

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Women in Santhara Dynasty

Unlike the men even the women of Santhara dynasty have ruled the region. Jakkaladevi and Kalaladevi are foremost among them. They were also known for their prudence in literary field. Pampadevi daughter of Vikrama Santhara was well versed in ‘Adipurana’ of Jinasenacharya & was called as Shasana Devatae.

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Santharas and Hoysalas

Historical references state that the Santharas had extended special aid to the Hoysalas. One of the reference states that as a mark of respect to this, the Hoysala king Gangaraja Butaga had honoured Nanni Santhara by giving him a rousing welcome and made him sit on his throne. In 1292…

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Santhara Family

Hiranyagarbha who suceeded Jinadattaraya conquered ‘Santhalige’ which belongs to the current Tirthahalli taluk. Hence the family was called as Santhara family. Nanni Santhara, Vikrama Santhara, Veera Santhara, Vijayaditya Santhara & others are some of the popular Santhara kings.

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