[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933) › c15.s3.53 # History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c15.s3.53 History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c15.s3.53 - **Language:** English ### [c15.s3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c15.s3.53) ¹ The Pallavas \[Śiva\] Skandavarman I, though a Dharmamahārājādhirāja of the South, never struck any independent coin, and his son and descendants remained ‘Mahārājas’, i.e., Mahārājas to the Vākāṭaka Samrāṭ. ‘Mahārāja’ denoted a feudatory position at the time. Śivaskandavarman’s descendants describe him only as a ‘Mahārāja’ in their copperplates. The title of \[Dharma\] Mahārājādhirāja, was short-lived and was intended as against the Cholas, etc., i.e., the South. - [Previous: c15.s3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c15.s3.52) - [Next: c15.s3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c15.s3.54) - [Up: c15.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c15.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c15.s3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c15.s3.53) · Pramāṇa