Kanker State

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Was an Indian polity in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Establishment

January 151: According to tradition Kanker was founded in the early 2nd century by Raja Satkarni of the Satavahana dynasty.

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.

Disestablishment

January 1810: The Kanker State was occupied by the Marathas of Nagpur in 1809 and the Raja of Kanker was deprived of its power.

Selected Sources

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

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