Wada Inscription

SI 6

Wada Inscription

SI 6

Description

This is a stone inscription from Wada, Thane district. It records donation of gardens and ponds to the temples of Koteshvara, Vasistheshvara and Siddheshvara by Simhadatta the Talavara, a high officer of Maurya king Dharmamaharaja Suketuvarman. One more thing to note here is, this is the only available stone inscription of the Mauryan dynasty ruling over Konkan from Puri (Gharapuri) during the span of 400 to 610 CE.

Collection

Inscriptions

Object Type

Inscription Stone Inscription

Material

Chlorite-mica schist

Schools/Culture/Period

Suketuvarman of Maurya Dynasty

Date

Shaka 328= 406 CE

Location

Wada, Dist. Thana

Dimension

H: 95 cm x base: 51 cm x W: 10.5 cm