Vishnukundina Dynasty

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Was a kingdom in India that controlled coastal Andhra.

Establishment

January 421: During the reign of Madhava Varma, they became independent and conquered coastal Andhra from the Salankayanas and established their capital at Denduluru.

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

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

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

January 551: The Mutharaiyar dynasty ruled the Thanjavur, Trichy, Pudukottai, Perambalur and Thiruvarur regions between from the mid VI century.

January 561: Vikramendra Varma II (555-569) was successful enough to restore the fortunes of the Vishnukundinas in the Kalinga region.

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 area north of the Godavari, Kalinga, became independent.

January 617: By about 616, Pulakeshin II and his brother Kubja Vishnuvardhana conquered Vengi from the Vishnukundinas.