Vindhyasena information

Vindhyasena
Vindhyasena
Dharma-Mahārāja
Reign	c. 355 – 400 CE
Predecessor	Sarvasena
Successor	Pravarasena II
House	Vakataka

Vindhyasena (r. c. 355 – 400 CE^[1]), also known as Vindhyashakti II,^[2] was a ruler of the Vatsagulma branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the son and successor of Sarvasena I.

Vindhyasena seems to have enjoyed quite a long reign, as he issued a charter from his capital of Vatsagulma in his thirty-seventh regnal year.^[3] The charter records the grant of a village in the Nandikata region which is identified with Nanded. An inscription at Ajanta from the time of Harishena, a later Vakataka monarch, records Vindhyasena's victory against the rulers of the Kuntala in northern Karnataka, likely the Kadambas.^[4] Vindhyasena ruled over a fairly extensive kingdom that included the southern part of Berar (Vidarbha) and the districts of Nasik, Ahmednagar, Pune, and Satara,^[5] as well as the Marathwada region.^[4]

Vindhyasena's contemporary to the north was his cousin Prithivishena I of the main Vakataka branch. The relationship between the two branches of the dynasty appears to have been quite cordial at this time, with the main branch probably enjoying a nominal overlordship over the Vatsagulma branch.^[6] Prithivishena likely provided material aid to Vindhyasena as the latter carried out the conquest of the Kuntala country.^[7] Upon his death, Vindhyasena was succeeded by his son Pravarasena II.^[5]

^ Shastri, Ajay Mitra (1997). Vakatakas: Sources and History. Aryan Books International. p. 212. ISBN 9788173051234.
^ A.S. Altekar (1960). Yazdani, Ghulam (ed.). The Early History of the Deccan. Oxford University Press. p. 186.
^ D.C. Sircar (1997). Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). The Classical Age (Fifth ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 185.
^ ^a ^b Singh, Upinder (2009). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. p. 484. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b A.S. Altekar (2007). Majumdar, R.C.; Altekar, A.S. (eds.). The Vakataka-Gupta Age. Motilal Banarsi Dass. p. 111. ISBN 9788120800434.
^ Altekar (2007), pp. 100, 111
^ Altekar (1960), p. 172

[1] Shastri, Ajay Mitra (1997). Vakatakas: Sources and History. Aryan Books International. p. 212. ISBN 9788173051234.

[2] A.S. Altekar (1960). Yazdani, Ghulam (ed.). The Early History of the Deccan. Oxford University Press. p. 186.

[3] D.C. Sircar (1997). Majumdar, R.C. (ed.). The Classical Age (Fifth ed.). Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 185.

[singh-4] Singh, Upinder (2009). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. p. 484. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[altekar-5] A.S. Altekar (2007). Majumdar, R.C.; Altekar, A.S. (eds.). The Vakataka-Gupta Age. Motilal Banarsi Dass. p. 111. ISBN 9788120800434.

[6] Altekar (2007), pp. 100, 111

[7] Altekar (1960), p. 172

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Vindhyasena
Dharma-Mahārāja
Reign	c. 355 – 400 CE
Predecessor	Sarvasena
Successor	Pravarasena II
House	Vakataka