Vindhyasena
| Vindhyasena | |
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| Reign | c. 355 – 400 CE |
| Predecessor | Vakataka |
| Vakataka dynasty c. 250 - 510 CE | ||||||||||||||||
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Vindhyasena (r. c. 355 – 400 CE[1]), also known as Vindhyashakti II,[2] was a ruler of the Vatsagulma branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the son and successor of Sarvasena I.
Vindhyasena seems to have enjoyed quite a long reign, as he issued a charter from his capital of Vatsagulma in his thirty-seventh regnal year.
Vindhyasena's contemporary to the north was his cousin Prithivishena I of the main Vakataka branch. The relationship between the two branches of the dynasty appears to have been quite cordial at this time, with the main branch probably enjoying a nominal overlordship over the Vatsagulma branch.[6] Prithivishena likely provided material aid to Vindhyasena as the latter carried out the conquest of the Kuntala country.[7] Upon his death, Vindhyasena was succeeded by his son Pravarasena II.[5]
References
- ISBN 9788173051234.
- ^ A.S. Altekar (1960). Yazdani, Ghulam (ed.). The Early History of the Deccan. Oxford University Press. p. 186.
- ^ D.C. Sircar (1997). Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). The Classical Age (Fifth ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 185.
- ^ ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ ISBN 9788120800434.
- ^ Altekar (2007), pp. 100, 111
- ^ Altekar (1960), p. 172