INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Kadambas (345–540 CE) were an ancient royal family of Karnataka, India, that ruled northern Karnataka and the Konkan from Banavasi in present-day Uttara Kannada district. The kingdom was founded by Mayurasharma in c. 345, and at later times showed the potential of developing into imperial proportions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The founder of Kadamba dynasty was Mayur Varma. He brought tribals under him, attacked the Pallava kingdom and founded the Kadamba dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Kadamba is the first dynasty to be established in Karnataka. Their capital was Banavasi which is in today’s North canara district. Mayurasharma was the founder and a great king of this dynasty.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mayurasharma or Mayuravarma (reigned 345–365 C.E.), a native of Talagunda (in modern Shimoga district), was the founder of the Kadamba Kingdom of Banavasi, the earliest native kingdom to rule over what is today the modern state of Karnataka, India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mayurasharma was the father of this dynasty and a great ruler. The Pallava king, Shivaskanda Varma, insulted Mayurasharma and he adopted the Kshatriya lifestyle and became Mayuravarma.