i ▁r uler ▁Kar na de va ▁was ▁conf ined ▁to ▁the ▁coast al ▁tract ▁between ▁the ▁present - day ▁Bal as ore ▁and ▁P uri ▁districts . ▁By ▁ 1 1 1 4 , ▁the ▁Som avam sh i ▁king ▁had ▁fallen ▁to ▁the ▁G anga ▁king ▁An ant av ar man ▁Ch od ag anga . ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁r ul ers ▁▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Kr ish na ▁Ch andra ▁Pan ig ra hi ▁provides ▁the ▁following ▁chron ology ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁Som avam sh is : ▁ ▁Religion ▁▁ ▁The ▁Som avam sh i ▁k ings ▁were ▁Sh a iv ites , ▁as ▁evident ▁from ▁their ▁ins cri ptions . ▁The ▁P ash up ata ▁and ▁the ▁Matt am ay ura ▁schools ▁of ▁Sh a iv ism ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁popular ▁during ▁their ▁time . ▁ ▁A ▁grad ual ▁move ▁from ▁Buddh ism ▁to ▁Bra h man ism ▁( the ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁modern ▁H indu ism ) ▁had ▁started ▁during ▁the ▁preceding ▁B ha uma - K ara ▁period , ▁and ▁this ▁development ▁acceler ated ▁during ▁the ▁Som avam sh i ▁reign . ▁The ▁traditional ▁accounts ▁of ▁Od ish a ▁credit ▁the ▁Som avam sh is ▁with ▁making ▁great ▁contributions ▁towards ▁the ▁propag ation ▁of ▁H indu ism . ▁ ▁The ▁Som avam sh i ▁k ings ▁were ▁great ▁temple ▁build ers ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁traditional ▁accounts , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁ins cription al ▁evidence ▁to ▁confirm ▁this ▁belief . ▁The ▁legend ary ▁chron icle ▁Mad ala