The Vakataka Chronology

V. V. Mirashi

The Vakataka Chronology

Vol. 24 · No. 2June - 1948pp. 148–155English

Summary

This article reconstructs the chronology of the Vākāṭaka dynasty of central India. Drawing on genealogies and inscriptions, the author proposes a sequence beginning with Vindhyasakti (c. A.D. 250) and his son Pravarasena I (c. 270). The dynasty then divides into a main line – Gautamīputra, Rudrasena I (330), Prithivisena I (350), Rudrasena II (400) and Divākarsena (405) – and a Basim branch – Sarvasena (330), Vindhyasena (355), Pravarasena II (400), an unnamed son (410) and Devasena (450). The lines re‑converge with Pravarasena II (c. 420), followed by Narendrasena (450) and Prithivisena II (470). The author notes that Candragupta II Vikramāditya, the Gupta emperor, was the maternal grandfather of Pravarasena II. By clarifying the relationships between the two branches, the article resolves longstanding confusions about succession. The study also references inscriptions from Ajanta and copper‑plate grants that highlight the Vākāṭakas’ patronage of art and literature and directs readers to a longer work for details beyond the reign of Hariṣeṇa.

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Conclusion

By assembling epigraphic data, the article offers a coherent timeline for the Vākāṭaka dynasty. It clarifies relationships between the main and branch lines, situates Vākāṭaka history within the broader Gupta era and demonstrates the value of genealogical reconstruction for early Deccan history.

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Ep. Ind., vol. XXVI, pp. 1558
Uttarardmiacarita, Act. IV (Text edited by Dr. S. K. Belvalkar, p. 62
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Vol. 24 · No. 2

87–93The Ms. of Asanga's AbhidharmasamuccayaPrahlad Pradhan 94–103The Puranic data on the Original Home of the Indo-AryansR. B. Pandey 104–113Allahabad Inscription of Samudragupta is not posthumousB. Ch. Chhabra 114–122Fresh Evidence of Dandin's Composition of KalaparicchedaSadashiva L. Katre 123–133Commerce and Industry in the Pre-Mughal PeriodJogindra Nath Chowdhuri 134–140Kalidasa's Treatment of Nature in RitusamharaK. Rama Pisharoti 141–142A Copper-plate grant of Rana Arisimha to Ahilyabai HolkarD. B. Diskalkar 142–147Surya and SivaDilip Kumar Biswas 148–155The Vakataka ChronologyV. V. MirashiCurrent article 156–161More Light on the Authorship of BhasaparicchedaDinesh Chandra Bhattacharya 162–162Indian Constitutional Documents, Vol. IIIndubhusan Banerjee 162–165An Introduction to the Study of Theravada Buddhism in BurmaDineshchandra Sircar 165–166Anthologie Sanskrite (Textes de L'Inde Ancienne) Traduits du Sanskrit 167–169Select Contents of Oriental JournalsU. N. Ghoshal

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