#  Gupta-Vakataka Age \[c. 300 CE – 550 CE\] 

 



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**Dynasties**

 Click on a dynasty to see the Ruler list

**NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST**

- [Southern Hunas \[late 5th century CE-mid-6th century CE\] ](#Gupta-Southern-Hunas)
- [Rāī dynasty \[c. 489 CE–632 CE\]](#Gupta-R%C4%81%C4%AB-dynasty)

**NORTH-CENTER**

- [Gupta Empire \[c. 300 CE–515 CE\]](#Gupta-Gupta-Empire)

**WEST**

- [Vākāṭaka \[c. mid 3rd century CE-late 5th century CE\] ](#Gupta-V%C4%81k%C4%81%E1%B9%ADaka)
- [Kadamba \[c. 345 CE-565 CE\] ](#Gupta-Kadamba)

**SOUTH**

- [Early Pallava \[c. 275 CE-550 CE\] ](#Gupta-Early-Pallava)
- [Sālankāyanas \[c. 350 CE-about 430 CE\] ](#Gupta-S%C4%81lank%C4%81yanas)
- [Vishnukundins \[c. 440 CE-about 613 CE\] ](#Gupta-Vishnukundins)
- [Early Ganga \[c. 400 CE-about 500 CE\] ](#Gupta-Early-Ganga)



 

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Copyright © 1978 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota, assigned 1988 to Joseph E. Schwartzberg, additional material copyright © 1992 by Joseph E. Schwartzberg.



 

 See original map [ here](https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/schwartzberg/pager.html?object=062).

 See division of region [ here](/chronology#).



 

**Rulers**

**NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST**

SortSouthern Hunas

Toramana

c. 319 CE-350 CE

Mihirakula

c. 502 CE-530 CE[\[1\]](#Gupta-1)







 

SortRāī dynasty of the Sindh c. 489 CE–632 CE[\[2\]](#Gupta-2)

Rāī Dīwāji (Devaditya)

 

Rāī Sahiras (Shri Harsha)

 

Rāī Sāhasī (Sinhasena)

 

Rāī Sahiras II

 

Rāī Sāhasī II









 

**NORTH-CENTER**

SortGupta Empire[\[3\]](#Gupta-3) (Northern region)

Candragupta I

c. 319 CE-350 CE

Samudragupta

c. 350 CE-375 CE

Rāmagupta

c. 375 CE

Candragupta II

c. 375/380 CE-415 CE

Kumāragupta I

c. 415 CE-447 CE







 

**WEST**

Sort**Vākāṭaka**[**\[4\]**](https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/timeline-southasianhistory/gupta-v%C4%81k%C4%81%E1%B9%ADaka-age-c-300-%E2%80%93-550-ce#Gupta-4) **(Deccan region)**

Vindyaśakti

c. mid-3rd century CE

Pravaraṣena I

 

 

 

**Nandivardana Branch**

Rudraṣena I

 

Pṛthvīṣena I

 

Rudraṣena II

c. 385 CE-390 CE

Prabhavatigupta

c. 390 CE-405 CE

Dāmodaraṣena

c. 405 CE-410 CE

Pravaraṣena II

c. 410 CE-445 CE

Narendraṣena

c. 445 CE-455 CE

Pṛthvīṣena II

c. 455 CE-475 CE

 

 

**Vatsagulma Branch**

Devaṣena

about 458 CE

Hariṣena

c. 460 CE-477 CE

Sarvaṣena III

c. 478 CE-483 CE







 

SortKadamba[\[5\]](#Gupta-5) (South West Deccan)

Mayūraśarman

c. 345 CE-360 CE

Kangavarman

c. 360 CE-385 CE

Bhagīratha

c. 385 CE-410 CE

Raghu

c. 410 CE-425 CE

Raghu

c. 410 CE-425 CE

Kakusthavarman

c. 425 CE-450 CE

Śāntivarman

c. 450 CE-475 CE

Mrigeśavarman

c. 470 CE-488 CE

Māndhātrivarman

c. 488 CE-500 CE

Ravivarman

c. 500 CE-538 CE

Harivarman

c. 538 CE-550 CE

Krishnavarman II

c. 550 CE-565 CE







 

**SOUTH**

SortEarly Pallava (South India)[\[6\]](#Gupta-6)

Simhavarman I

c. 275 CE-300 CE

(Śiva) Skandavarman

 

Buddhavarman

 

Buddyankura

 

Kumāravishnu I

c. 350 CE-370 CE

Skandavarman

c. 370 CE-385 CE

Vīravarman

c. 385 CE-400 CE

Skandavarman II

c. 400 CE-436 CE

 

 

**Branch I**

Simhavarman I

c. 436 CE-460 CE

Skandavarman III

c. 460 CE-480 CE

Nandivarman

c. 480 CE-510 CE

Kumāravishnu II

c. 510 CE-530 CE

Buddhavarman

c. 530 CE-540 CE

Kumāravishnu III

c. 540 CE-550 CE

 

 

**Branch II**

Yuvamahārāja Vishnugopavarman I

 

Simhavarman II

 

Vishnugopavarman II









 

SortSālankāyanas (Rulers of Vengi)[\[7\]](#Gupta-7)

Devavarman (first known of the dynasty)

 

Hastivarman

c. 350 CE-375 CE

Nandivarman I

c. 375 CE

Hastivarman II

 

Skandavarman

 

Chandavarman, second son of Nandivarman I

 

Nandivarman II

c. 430 CE







 

SortVishnukundins (Vengi)[\[8\]](#Gupta-8)

Mādhavavarman I

c. 440 CE-460 CE

 

 

**Part I.**

Devavarman

 

Mādhavavarman (48 years)

 

 

 

**Part II.**

Vikramendravarman I

c. 460 CE-480 CE

Indra-bhaṭṭāraka

c. 480 CE-515 CE

Vikramendra II

c. 515 CE-535 CE

Govindavarman

c. 535 CE-556 CE

Mādhavavarman II

c. 556 CE-616 CE

Manchana-bhaṭṭāraka









 

SortEarly Ganga[\[9\]](#Gupta-9)Kongaṇivarman

c. 400 CE

Mādhava I

c. 425 CE

 

 

**Part I.**

Āyyavarman

c. 450 CE

Mādhava II alias Simhavarman

c. 475 CE

Aviñita

c. 500 CE

 

 

**Part II.**

Krishnavarman

c. 450 CE

Simhavarman

c. 475 CE

Vīravarman yuvarāja







<a>\[1\] Grousset, Rene (1970), p. 71 </a>

<a>\[2\] Wink, 1990. p. 152 </a>

<a>\[3\] Neelis, pp. 156-157 </a>

<a>\[4\] Spink, 2005. p. 166 </a>

<a>\[5\] Sastri, p. 110-112 </a>

<a>\[6\] Sastri 1966, P. 103 </a>

<a>\[7\] Sastri, 104-105 </a>

<a>\[8\] Sastri 106 </a>

<a>\[9\] Sastri 112-113 </a>

[see full bibliography](/bibliography#Sunga-Indo-Greek-bibliography)