Indian Epigraphy c14.11

c14.11

The name-ending *varman* generally found in the royal names of these regions is not only found in the Pallava family but is also noticed in the ruling dynasties flourishing in other parts of India, e.g. the Aulikaras of Mandasor, the Śālaṅkāyanas of Veṅgī and the Kadambas of Banavāsi, all of whom began to rule from the 4th century A.D., as well as the Gaṅgas of Kaliṅganagara (from the end of the 5th century) and the Maukharis of Gayā (5th century). Most of the Kaliṅga dynasties of the 5th century, e.g. the Māṭharas and Pitṛbhaktas, had royal names ending in *varman*. It has to be noticed that none of the Varman kings of the lands beyond the Bay of Bengal appear to have flourished earlier than the close of the 5th century A. D.