Ancient History of the Deccan c4.s3.21

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one of his capitals was Palâsikâ (Halsi in Belgaum). In the west the Traikûṭas occupied the coast province of Aparânta. Thus the Vâkâṭakas reigned over an empire that occupied a very central position and it is through this dynasty that the high civilisation of the Gupta empire and the Sanskrit culture in particular spread throughout the Deccan. Between 400 A. D. and 500 A. D. the Vâkâṭakas occupied a predominant position and we may say that "In the history of the Deccan the V century is the century of the Vâkâṭakas".