Damodarasena (r. c. 410 – 420 CE[1]) was a ruler of the Nandivardhana-Pravarapura branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the son of Rudrasena II and Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. His father's early death led to Prabhavatigupta ruling as regent for an extended period of time as their sons Divakarasena, Damodarasena, and Pravarasena were all minors. Divakarasena, the Crown Prince, died before ascending the throne and so it was Damodarasena and his brother, Pravarasena II, who became Vakataka kings instead.[2] It is possible that Prabhavatigupta continued to act as regent during part of Damodarasena's reign.[3]
In the past, the status of Damodarasena as a Vakataka ruler was subject to controversy. Some noted historians in the middle of the 20th century, including V.V. Mirashi and A.S. Altekar, thought that Damodarasena and Pravarasena II were actually the same person, with "Pravarasena" simply being a coronation name that Damodarasena assumed after ascending to the throne.[4][5] However, the seal inscription of the Miregaon plates, discovered in 1982, describes Prabhavatigupta as the "mother of two kings" (i.e. Damodarasena and Pravarasena II) and finally establishes that the two persons were indeed distinct.[6]
^Shastri, Ajay Mitra (1997). Vakatakas: Sources and History. Aryan Books International. p. 212. ISBN 9788173051234.
^Singh, Upinder (2009). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. pp. 482–484. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^Shastri (1997), p. 183
^Mirashi, V.V. (1963). The Inscriptions of the Vakatakas. Government Epigraphist for India. p. 35.
^A.S. Altekar (2007). Majumdar, R.C.; Altekar, A.S. (eds.). The Vakataka-Gupta Age. Motilal Banarsi Dass. p. 104. ISBN 9788120800434.
Damodarasena (r. c. 410 – 420 CE) was a ruler of the Nandivardhana-Pravarapura branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the son of Rudrasena II and Prabhavatigupta...
died. Prabhavatigupta had three sons with Rudrasena - Divakarasena, Damodarasena, and Pravarasena – but none of them were adults at the time of their...
(385–405) ruled as a regent on behalf of her two sons, Divakarasena and Damodarasena (Pravarasena II) for 20 years. During this period the Vakataka realm...
daughter of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. He succeeded his brother Damodarasena as Maharaja. Pravarasena's reign seems to have been mostly peaceful and...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
ruling as regent for an extended period of time as his sons Divakarasena, Damodarasena, and Pravarasena II were all minors. Rudrasena's brief reign was also...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
Vakataka dynasty: Pravarapura–Nandivardhana branch (complete list) – Damodarasena, King (400–440) Narendrasena, King (440–460) Prithivishena II, King (460–480)...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...
385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena...