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Name: Kadamba dynasty

Type: Polity

Start: 346 AD

End: 543 AD

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The Kadamba dynasty established a kingdom with its capital at Banavasi, southern India, in c. 345 CE.

Establishment


  • January 346: The Kadamba dynasty was founded by Mayurasharma in c. 345.
  • January 346: The Chutu rule seems to have ended when Mayurasharman established the Kadamba dynasty with its capital at Banavasi in c. 345 CE.
  • Chronology


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    1. 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.

  • 2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)


  • 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 451: In the period from 200 BC. e. 450 N. e. The Alups were the sovereign rulers of the Alvakhed region. With the strengthening of the power of the Kadambas in Banavasi, the Alups became their vassals.

  • January 471: By 470 they had gained control over Kongu region in modern Tamil Nadu, Sendraka (modern Chikkamagaluru and Belur), Punnata and Pannada regions (comprising modern Heggadadevanakote and Nanjangud) in modern Karnataka.

  • Disestablishment


  • January 544: Around c.540 the Chalukyas who were vassals of the Kadambas and governed from Badami overthrew the Kadamba Dynasty.
  • Selected Sources


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