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Name: Military campaigns of Yashodharman

Type: Event

Start: 531 AD

End: 543 AD

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Were a series of military campaigns by Yashodharman, ruler of the Second Aulikara dynasty, that resulted in the conquest (albeit short-lived) of most of the Indian Subcontinent.

Chronology


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  • January 541: Yashodharman's short-lived empire disintegrated between 530 and 540 CE.
  • January 531: Yashodharman conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 CE according to Mandsaur pillar inscription.
  • January 543: Finally however, Mihirakula was defeated in 528 by an alliance of Indian principalities led by Yasodharman, the Aulikara king of Malwa, in the battle of Sondani in Central India, which resulted in the loss of Alchon possessions in the Punjab and north India by 542.

  • Selected Sources


  • Sagar, K.C. (1992): Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Northern Book Centre, p.216
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