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Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8)
The simplest possible start: short, illustrated and the base of countless exam questions.
Vishnukundina Dynasty
Dynasty
Level 3
c. 420 CE – c. 624 CE
Andhra dynasty succeeded by the Eastern Chalukyas.
- Capital
- Amarapura / Indrapalanagara
- Region
- Deccan
- Duration
- 204 years
- Main period
- Gupta Empire & Regional Powers
Approximate extent.
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📄 Research papers
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🇮🇳 Indian scholarship
Politics, violence and war in Kāmandaka's Nītisāra
Ideas of kingship, power and war in the Nītisāra, an early medieval text on statecraft.
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🗂 Era 1
- Ancient IndiaPart of this era
⏳ Periods 1
- Gupta Empire & Regional PowersBelongs to this period
🏛 Kingdoms & empires 4
- Gupta Empire 240 CE – 550 CEExisted at the same time (130 years)
- Pallava Dynasty 275 CE – 897 CEExisted at the same time (204 years)
- Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty 500 CE – 647 CEExisted at the same time (124 years)
- Chalukyas of Badami 543 CE – 753 CEExisted at the same time (81 years)
📄 Research 1
- Politics, violence and war in Kāmandaka's Nītisāra Upinder Singh · 2010Research on this topic
📚 Books 2
- Our Pasts I, II & III (Classes 6–8) NCERTRecommended reading
- Themes in Indian History, Parts I–III (Class 12) NCERTRecommended reading
Contemporaries
Powers that coexisted with the Vishnukundina 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: 204 years
Gupta Empire ★
Gangetic Plain · c. 240 CE – c. 550 CE
Overlap: 130 years
Pallava Dynasty ★
South · c. 275 CE – c. 897 CE
Overlap: 204 years
Pushyabhuti (Vardhana) Dynasty ★
North · c. 500 CE – c. 647 CE
Overlap: 124 years
Chalukyas of Badami ★
Deccan · c. 543 CE – c. 753 CE
Overlap: 81 years
Kalabhra Interregnum
South · c. 250 CE – c. 600 CE
Overlap: 180 years
Vakataka Dynasty
Deccan · c. 250 CE – c. 500 CE
Overlap: 80 years
Kadamba Dynasty
South · c. 345 CE – c. 525 CE
Overlap: 105 years
Western Ganga Dynasty
South · c. 350 CE – c. 1000
Overlap: 204 years
Kamarupa
Northeast · c. 350 CE – c. 1140
Overlap: 204 years
Licchavi Kingdom of Nepal
Himalaya · c. 400 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 204 years
Alchon Huns (Hunas)
Northwest · c. 460 CE – c. 560 CE
Overlap: 100 years
Maitraka Dynasty
West · c. 475 CE – c. 776 CE
Overlap: 149 years
Rai Dynasty of Sindh
Northwest · c. 489 CE – c. 632 CE
Overlap: 135 years
Later Guptas of Magadha
East · c. 490 CE – c. 750 CE
Overlap: 134 years
Maukhari Dynasty
Gangetic Plain · c. 550 CE – c. 606 CE
Overlap: 56 years
Gauda Kingdom (Shashanka)
East · c. 590 CE – c. 626 CE
Overlap: 34 years
Pandya Kingdom (First Empire)
South · c. 590 CE – c. 920 CE
Overlap: 34 years