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Pallava Dynasty

Establishment

January 226: After the death of king Pulumavi IV, the Satavahana empire fragmented into five smaller kingdoms. The south-eastern part was ruled by the Pallavas.

January 226: After the death of Pulumavi IV, the Satavahana empire fragmented into five smaller kingdoms. The South-eastern part, was ruled by the Pallavas.

Chronology

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1. Conquests of Samudragupta

Conquests by Gupta ruler Samudragupta.

January 351: Gupta ruler Samudragupta defeated several kings on the eastern coast of India.

January 351: Samudragupta advanced as far as the Pallava kingdom in the south, and defeated Vishnugopa, the Pallava regent of Kanchi. [in the same year it is clear that the guptas extended their influence over several other territories and kingdoms].

2. Military campaigns of Yashodharman

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.

January 531: Yashodharman conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 CE according to Mandsaur pillar inscription.

January 541: Yashodharman's short-lived empire disintegrated between 530 and 540 CE.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 276: The Pallava dynasty was established after the collapse of the Satavahana dynasty, whom the Pallavas initially served as feudatories.

January 301: The Kalabhra were a dynasty that ruled Tamil in southern India between the 3rd and 6th centuries AD.

January 301: The territory of Vijayapuri was taken over by the Ikshvakus in 300 AD. The dynasty's founder, Vasishthiputra Chamtamula, came to power following the decline of the Satavahana power in the region.

January 346: The Kadamba dynasty was founded by Mayurasharma in c. 345.

January 351: It is theorised that the Gangas may have taken advantage of the confusion caused by the invasion of southern India by the northern king Samudra Gupta prior to 350, and carved out a kingdom for themselves. The area they controlled was called Gangavadi and included regions of the modern districts of Mysore, Hassan Chamarajanagar, Tumkur, Kolar, Mandya and Bangalore in Karnataka state.

January 351: Occupation of Vijayapuri by the Abhiras.

January 351: By the mid-4th century, the Pallavas had gained controlled of the former Ikshvaku territory, and the Ikshvaku rulers may have been reduced to vassal status.

January 426: The Ananda Gotrikas appear to have been overthrown by the Salankayanas.

January 431: By 430 the Pallava Dynasty had consolidated its eastern territories comprising modern Bangalore, Kolar and Tumkur districts.

January 451: Madhava Varma II was a ruler of the Vishnukundina Dynasty. Ananda Gotrikas were a local ruling family in Guntur, Tenali, and Ongole. The Pallavas of Kanchipuram were a powerful dynasty in South India during that time.

January 451: The Godavari tract became part of the Vishnukundina territory.

January 451: Madhava Varma II next turned his attention against the Vengi kingdom which was under the Salankayanas. The Vengi region was annexed.

January 501: In the late 5th century, the Salankayanas were conquered by Madhava Varma II of the Vishnukundinas.

January 551: The Kalachuris conquered northern Konkan by the mid-6th century.

January 576: It is unknown as to how the Kalabhras rule ended. However, a multitude of evidence affirms that Simhavishnu - the Pallava king had united the Tamil regions, removed Kalabhras and others, consolidated his kingdom from south of the Krishna river and up to the Kaveri river by c. 575 CE.

January 591: The Pandya kingdom was revived by king Kadungon (r. 590-620 CE) towards the end of the 6th century CE. In the Velvikudi inscription, a later copper-plate, Kadungon appears as the "destroyer" of the "anti-Brahmanical" Kalabhra kings.

January 593: Chalukya ruler Kirttivarman I expanded his kingdom from the Konkan coast of present-day Maharashtra in the north to the Shimoga district of Karnataka in the south; and from the Arabian Sea in the west to the Kurnool and Guntur districts (Andhra Pradesh) in the east.

January 601: The Kalachuris of Mahishmati took control of Vidarbha in 600, succeeding the Vakataka and Vishnukundina dynasties. The Kalachuris were a powerful dynasty that ruled over central India during this time period.

January 625: Pallava Narasimhavarman was a ruler of the Pallava Dynasty who defeated the Chalukya dynasty in 642 by occupying Badami temporarily. This victory marked a significant shift in power dynamics between the two dynasties in the region.

February 625: Pallava Narasimhavarman was a powerful ruler of the Pallava dynasty in South India. Badami was the capital of the Chalukya dynasty. The Chalukya dynasty was a prominent Indian dynasty that ruled parts of southern and central India between the 6th and 12th centuries.

January 637: During the reign of Pulakeshin II (r. c. 610-642 CE), the Chalukya kingdom expanded to cover most of the Deccan region in peninsular India.

January 751: King Sripurusha fought the Pallava King Nandivarman Pallavamalla successfully, bringing Penkulikottai in north Arcot under his control temporarily for which he earned the title Permanadi.

February 751: King Sripurusha was a ruler of the Chalukya dynasty, known for his military prowess. The Pallava King Nandivarman Pallavamalla was a powerful ruler of the Pallava dynasty. The battle in 751 resulted in King Sripurusha gaining control of Penkulikottai in north Arcot, earning him the title Permanadi.

January 801: Varagunavarman I was a ruler of the Pandya Kingdom in southern India. He invaded the Pallava country in 800 AD, conquering the Kongu region in western Tamil Nadu and Venadu in southern Kerala. This expansion of territory strengthened the Pandya Kingdom's influence in the region.

February 801: Varagunavarman I was a ruler of the Pallava Dynasty, a powerful dynasty in South India during the 8th and 9th centuries. Kongu was a region in western Tamil Nadu, and Venadu was located in southern Kerala. The invasion and conquest of these territories by Varagunavarman I expanded the Pallava Dynasty's influence and control in the region.