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Kadamba Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 2
c. 345 CE – c. 525 CE
Founded by Mayurasharma; first native dynasty of Karnataka.
- Capital
- Banavasi
- Region
- South
- Duration
- 180 years
- Main period
- Gupta Empire & Regional Powers
Approximate extent.
At a glance
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345 CE400 CE450 CE500 CE525 CE
Rulers
- Mayurasharma Kingc. 345 CE – c. 365 CEFounder.
Selected rulers; gaps in the list are not gaps in the dynasty.
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Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Kadamba Dynasty for a significant part of its history. The bar shows when, within its own span.
Anuradhapura Kingdom ★
Sri Lanka · c. 437 BCE – c. 1017
Overlap: 180 years
Kushan Empire ★
Northwest · c. 30 CE – c. 375 CE
Overlap: 30 years
Gupta Empire ★
Gangetic Plain · c. 240 CE – c. 550 CE
Overlap: 180 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 180 years
Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty ★
North · c. 500 CE – c. 647 CE
Overlap: 25 years
Western Kshatrapas
West · c. 35 CE – c. 415 CE
Overlap: 70 years
Kalabhra Interregnum
South · c. 250 CE – c. 600 CE
Overlap: 180 years
Vakataka Dynasty
Deccan · c. 250 CE – c. 500 CE
Overlap: 155 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 175 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 175 years
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 400 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 125 years
Alchon Huns (Hunas)
Northwest · c. 460 CE – c. 560 CE
Overlap: 65 years
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Overlap: 50 years
Rai Dynasty of Sindh
Northwest · c. 489 CE – c. 632 CE
Overlap: 36 years
Later Guptas of Magadha
East · c. 490 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 35 years