HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Vakataka
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Satvahana
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Hoysala
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Kadamaba
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vindhyashakti ( r. c. 250 – 275 CE) was the founder of the Vakataka dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Vakatakas, like many of the contemporary dynasties of the Deccan, claimed Brahmanical origin. Little is known, however, about Vindhyashakti (c. 250–270 ce), the founder of the family.
Detailed explanation-3: -The capital of the Vakataka dynasty that built the Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad was found in present-day Nagardhan village near Ramtek of Nagpur by a group of archaeologists from Deccan College. Nandivardhan, the then capital, was of great significance to the dynasty which ruled south-western India from 250-550 AD.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pravarasena I (270 – 330 CE) Vindhyashakti was succeeded by his son Pravarasena I. He was the real founder of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the only Vakata ruler who assumed the imperial title Samrat.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Vakataka dynasty was divided into branches following the reign of Pravarasena I. The two known branches of the dynasty were Pravarapura-Nandivardhana branch and the Vatsagulma branch.