Traikutaka dynasty
The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Kshatriya kings who ruled between 388 and 456. The name "Traikutakas" seems to derived from the words for a three-peaked mountain ("Tri-kuta"). The Traikutakas are mentioned in Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, in which they are located in the area of northern Konkan. The dominions of the Traikutakas further included Aparanta and northern Maharashtra.[1]
The coins of the Traikutaras are found extensively in southern Gujarat, and southern Maharashtra beyond the Ghats. Their design is very close to that of the Western Satraps, from which they probably inherited some territories, and traces of the obverse legend with Greek letters can still be seen.[2]
The Traikutakas reckoned in a specific era, known as the Traikutaka era, or usually the Kalachuri or Chedi era, starting in 249. It is generally supposed that Traikutakas were a dynasty of Yadavas.[3] Indradutta, Dahrasena & Vyaghrasena were well known kings from this dynasty.[4] Traikutikas were known for their Vaishnava faith, who claimed to be of Haiheya branch and Dahrasena performed Ashvamedha yajna too.[5]
Traikutaka rulers
- Maharaja Indradatta (only mentioned on the coins of his son)
- Maharaja Dahrasena, son of Indradatta
- Maharaja Vyaghrasena, son of Dahrasena
Notes
- Rapson p.clxxxv.
- Rapson, p.cixxiv.
- Asiatic Society of Bombay (1935). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay. The Society. pp. 66–67. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- Lionel D. Barnett (October 1994). Antiquities of India: An Account of the History and Culture of Ancient Hindustan. Asian Educational Services. pp. 49–50. ISBN 978-81-206-0530-5. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- Sailendra Nath Sen (1 January 1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. pp. 426–. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
References
- "A catalogue of the Indian coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc.." Rapson
Timeline and cultural period |
Northwestern India (Punjab-Sapta Sindhu) |
Indo-Gangetic Plain | Central India | Southern India | ||
Upper Gangetic Plain (Ganga-Yamuna doab) |
Middle Gangetic Plain | Lower Gangetic Plain | ||||
IRON AGE | ||||||
Culture | Late Vedic Period | Late Vedic Period (Srauta culture)[lower-alpha 1] Painted Grey Ware culture |
Late Vedic Period (Shramanic culture)[lower-alpha 2] Northern Black Polished Ware |
Pre-history | ||
6th century BC | Gandhara | Kuru-Panchala | Magadha | Adivasi (tribes) | ||
Culture | Persian-Greek influences | "Second Urbanisation" Rise of Shramana movements Jainism - Buddhism - Ājīvika - Yoga |
Pre-history | |||
5th century BC | (Persian conquests) | Shaishunaga dynasty | Adivasi (tribes) | |||
4th century BC | (Greek conquests) | Nanda empire | ||||
HISTORICAL AGE | ||||||
Culture | Spread of Buddhism | Pre-history | Sangam period (300 BC – 200 AD) | |||
3rd century BC | Maurya Empire | Early Cholas Early Pandyan Kingdom Satavahana dynasty Cheras 46 other small kingdoms in Ancient Thamizhagam | ||||
Culture | Preclassical Hinduism[lower-alpha 3] - "Hindu Synthesis"[lower-alpha 4] (ca. 200 BC - 300 AD)[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Epics - Puranas - Ramayana - Mahabharata - Bhagavad Gita - Brahma Sutras - Smarta Tradition Mahayana Buddhism |
Sangam period (continued) (300 BC – 200 AD) | ||||
2nd century BC | Indo-Greek Kingdom | Shunga Empire Maha-Meghavahana Dynasty |
Early Cholas Early Pandyan Kingdom Satavahana dynasty Cheras 46 other small kingdoms in Ancient Thamizhagam | |||
1st century BC | ||||||
1st century AD | Kuninda Kingdom | |||||
2nd century | Kushan Empire | |||||
3rd century | Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom | Kushan Empire | Western Satraps | Kamarupa kingdom | Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom (Under Kalabhras) | |
Culture | "Golden Age of Hinduism"(ca. AD 320-650)[lower-alpha 7] Puranas Co-existence of Hinduism and Buddhism | |||||
4th century | Kidarites | Gupta Empire Varman dynasty |
Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom (Under Kalabhras) Kadamba Dynasty Western Ganga Dynasty | |||
5th century | Hephthalite Empire | Alchon Huns | Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom (Under Kalabhras) Vishnukundina | |||
6th century | Nezak Huns Kabul Shahi |
Maitraka | Adivasi (tribes) | Badami Chalukyas Kalabhra dynasty Pandyan Kingdom (Under Kalabhras) | ||
Culture | Late-Classical Hinduism (ca. AD 650-1100)[lower-alpha 8] Advaita Vedanta - Tantra Decline of Buddhism in India | |||||
7th century | Indo-Sassanids | Vakataka dynasty Empire of Harsha |
Mlechchha dynasty | Adivasi (tribes) | Pandyan Kingdom (Under Kalabhras) Pandyan Kingdom(Revival) Pallava | |
8th century | Kabul Shahi | Pala Empire | Pandyan Kingdom Kalachuri | |||
9th century | Gurjara-Pratihara | Rashtrakuta dynasty Pandyan Kingdom Medieval Cholas Pandyan Kingdom (Under Cholas) Chera Perumals of Makkotai | ||||
10th century | Ghaznavids | Pala dynasty Kamboja-Pala dynasty |
Kalyani Chalukyas Medieval Cholas Pandyan Kingdom (Under Cholas) Chera Perumals of Makkotai Rashtrakuta | |||
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