Pusyabhuti and Chalukyan Ascendancy [c. 550 CE – 700 CE]

Dynasties

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NORTHWEST AND FAR NORTHWEST

Brahman Dynasty [c. 632 CE-724 CE]

NORTH-CENTER

Puṣyabhūtis (or Vardhana) of Thaneswar [c. 555 CE-647 CE]
Maukharis of Madhyadeśa [c. early 6th century CE-605 CE]

NORTHEAST

Later Gupta of Magadha [c. early 6th century CE-700 CE]
Gauda [c. 7th century CE]
Varmans of Kāmarūpa [c. 6th century CE]

WEST

Maitrikas of Saurāṣṭra [c. 6th century CE-7th century CE]
Kāḷachuris of Malava [c. 550 CE-620 CE]
Chāḷukyas of Bādāmi (Vātāpi) [c. early 6th century CE-753 CE]

SOUTH

Pallavas [c. 550 CE-912 CE]
Pandyas [c. 590 CE-920 CE]

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Rulers

NORTHWEST and FAR NORTHWEST

Brahman Dynasty c. 632 CE-724 CE ^[1]
Chach	c. 632 CE-671 CE
Chandar	c. 671 CE-679 CE
Dāhir	c. 679 CE - 712 CE
CONTINUED

NORTH-CENTER

Puṣyabhūtis (or Vardhanas) of Thaneswar ^[2]
Puṣyabhūti
Ādityasena	c. 555 CE-580 CE
Prabhākaravardhana	c. 580 CE-605 CE
Rājyavardhana	c. 605 CE-606 CE
Harṣavardhana	c. 606 CE-647 CE

Maukharis of Madhyadeśa ^[3]
Harivarman
Ādityavarman
Īśvaravarman
Īśānavarman	c. 550 CE-565 CE
Śarvavarman	c. 560 CE-575 CE
Antivarman	c. 575 CE-600 CE
Grahavarman	c. 600 CE-605 CE

NORTHEAST

Later Guptas of Magadha ^[4]
Kṛṣṇagupta
Harṣagupta
Jīvitagupta
Kumāragupta	c. 550 CE-560 CE
Dāmodaragupta	c. 560 CE-562 CE
Mahāsenagupta	c. 562 CE-601 CE
Mādhavagupta	c. 601 CE-655 CE
Ādityasena	c. 655 CE-680 CE
Devagupta	c. 680 CE-700 CE

Gauda
Śaśāṃka	c. 600 CE-636/7 CE ^[5]

Varmans of Kāmarūpa ^[6]
Puṣyavarman
Samudravarman
Balavarman
Kalyāṇavarman
Gaṇapativarman
Mahendravarman
Nārāyaṇvarman
Mahābhūtivarman
Candramukhavarman
Sthitavarman
Suṣṭhitavarman	c. 570 CE-590 CE
Supratiṣṭhitavarman
Bhāskaravarman

WEST

Maitrikas of Saurāṣṭra ^[7]
Bhaṭāraka
Dharasena I
Droṇasiṃha
Dhruvasena I
Dharapaṭṭa
Guhasena
Dharasena II
Śīlāditya I	c. 590 CE-615 CE
Kharagraha I
Dharasena III
Dhruvasena II
Dharasena IV
Dhruvasena III
Kharagraha II
Śīlāditya II	c. 648 CE-662 CE
Śīlāditya III
Śīlāditya IV
Śīlāditya V
Śīlāditya VI

Kāḷachuris of Malava ^[8]
Kṛṣṇarāja	c. 550 CE-575 CE
Śaṅkaragaṇa	c. 575 CE-600 CE
Buddharāja	c. 600 CE-620 CE

Chāḷukyas of Bādāmi (Vātāpi)^[9]
Jayasimha I^[10]
Raṇarāga^[11]
Pulakeśin I	c. 543 CE-566 CE
Kīrtivarman	c. 567 CE-597 CE
Maṅgleśa	c. 597 CE-609 CE
Pulakeśin II	c. 609 CE-654/5 CE
Vikramāditya I	c. 654/5 CE-681 CE
Vinayāditya	c. 696 CE-733/4 CE
Vijayāditya	c. 696 CE-733/4 CE
CONTINUED

SOUTH

Pallavas (c. 550 CE-912 CE)
Simhavarman	c. 550 CE-560 CE
Simhavishnu	c. 560 CE-580 CE
Mahendravarman I	c. 580 CE-630 CE
Narasimhavarman I	c. 630 CE-668 CE
Mahendravarman II	c. 668 CE-670 CE
Parameśvaravarman I	c. 670 CE-700 CE
CONTINUED

Pandyas ^[12] (c. 590 CE-920 CE)
Kaḍungōn	c. 590 CE-620 CE
Māṛavarman Avaniśūḷāmaṇi	c. 620 CE-645 CE
Śēndan	c. 654 CE-670 CE
Arikesari Māṛavarman	c. 670 CE-700 CE
CONTINUED

[1] Wink, 1990.p. 153

[2] Davidson, 2002, p. 38-39

[3] Davidson, 2002, p. 34-35

[4] Davidson, 2002, p. 35

[5] "Egra Copper Plate Inscription". Indian Museum (Kolkata). Indian Museum, Kolkata.

[6] Davidson, 2002, p. 38

[7] Davidson, 2002, p. 36

[8] Davidson, 2002, p. 37; Verma 2015, p. 54

[9] Davidson, 2002, p. 34

[10] Sastri 1966 1966, 170

[11] Sastri 1966, 170

[12] Sastri 1966, 172

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