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Name: Abhira Kingdom (in the Mahabharata)

Type: Polity

Start: 249 AD

End: 415 AD

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Emerged from the dissolution of the Satavahana Empire. The Abhiras ruled western Maharashtra.

Establishment


  • January 249: The Abhiras ruled western Maharashtra which included Nasik, Aparanta, Lata and Khandesh from 248 AD.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Chandragupta II


    Conquests by Gupta ruler Chandragupta II.

  • January 416: The Abhira kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata, was disestablished in 415 A.D. The territory was then absorbed into the Gupta Empire, a powerful ancient Indian dynasty ruled by Chandragupta I and his successors.

  • 2. 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 346: The Kadamba dynasty was founded by Mayurasharma in c. 345.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 416: The Abhira kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata, was disestablished in 415 A.D. The kingdom was known for its fierce warriors and strategic location in present-day western India. The disestablishment marked the end of an era in the region's history.
  • January 416: The Abhira kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata, was disestablished in 415 A.D. The territory was then absorbed into the Gupta Empire, a powerful ancient Indian dynasty ruled by Chandragupta I and his successors.
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