as . ▁ ▁The ▁Som avam sh is ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁style ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁architecture ▁in ▁Od ish a , ▁and ▁their ▁rule ▁saw ▁a ▁remarkable ▁shift ▁from ▁Buddh ism ▁to ▁Bra h man ism ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁Som avam sh i ▁rule ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁when ▁the ▁Eastern ▁G anga ▁r uler ▁An ant av ar man ▁Ch od ag anga ▁captured ▁their ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁Origin ▁▁ ▁The ▁Som avam sh is ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁P and uv am sh is ▁of ▁Dak sh ina ▁Kos ala , ▁whose ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁Dak sh ina ▁Kos ala ▁region ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁decl ined ▁in ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁century . ▁Both ▁dynast ies ▁claimed ▁lun ar ▁line age ; ▁the ▁early ▁P and uv am sh i ▁k ings ▁also ▁claimed ▁descent ▁from ▁the ▁legend ary ▁P and avas , ▁unlike ▁the ▁Som avam sh i , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁case ▁with ▁the ▁later ▁P and uv am sh i ▁k ings . ▁The ▁later ▁P and uv am sh is , ▁like ▁the ▁Som avam sh is , ▁adopted ▁names ▁ending ▁in ▁- gu pta . ▁The ▁P and uv am sh i ▁k ings ▁T iv ar ade va ▁and ▁Bal ar j una ▁bore ▁the ▁reg nal ▁titles ▁" M aha - sh iva " ▁and ▁" M aha - sh iva - gu pta " ▁respectively ; ▁multiple ▁Som avam sh