Koli Maharaja Anjana Koliya
Kingdom- Devadaha
Ruler- Maharaja Anjana Koliya
Dynasty- Ikshwaku
Titles- Maharaja & Ganpati
Caste- Koliya (Koli)
SubCast Nagawanshi
Anjana was a king of Koliya (Koli) dynasty of ancient Ikshwaku Dynasty Of India, a dynasty that was present around the time of Gautama Buddha, according to Buddhist scriptures. He was the son of the king Devadaha. Anjana had two sons Suppabuddha Koliya and Dandapani Koliya , and two daughters Maya (Mahamaya) and Mahapajapati Gotami The daughters later became the wives of Suddhodana. Maya was the mother of Gautama Buddha. Anjana had two wives named as Sulakkhanā and Yasodharā and a sister Kaccānā.
The Koliyas (Kolis) were Kshatriya of the Adicca (Iksvaku) clan of the Solar Dynasty during the time of Gautama Buddha. The family members of these two royal families married only among themselves. Both clans were very proud of the purity of their royal blood and had practised this tradition of inter-marriage since ancient times. For example, Suddhodana's paternal aunt was married to the Koliyan ruler Añjana. Their daughters, Mahamaya and Mahapajapati Gotami, were married to Śuddhodana, the chief of the Sakyans. Similarly, Yashodhara, daughter of Suppabuddha, who was Añjana’s son, was married to the Sakyan prince, Gautama Buddha. Thus, the two royal families were related by marriage bonds between maternal and paternal cousins since ancient times. In spite of such close blood-ties, there would be occasional rifts between the two royal families, which sometimes turned into open hostility.
History
The Sakyan and Koliyan ruled on opposite banks of the Rohni River. Their representatives were called rajas and their chief was the maharaja or ganapati. However, they both were independent republics.
The Koliya owned two chief settlements of Santhagara, at Ramagama and at Devadaha of Nawalparasi.
Mr. Prem ji Mahour Koli Palwal, Hariyana
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