[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) › c17.s2.22 # History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c17.s2.22 History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c17.s2.22 - **Language:** English ### [c17.s2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.22) 178. The Pallavas naturally adopted the imperial Vākāṭaka heraldic marks, which is evident from their seal \[S.I.I., ii, 521\] and the subsequent history of Imperial Insignia in Southern India (§§ 61 and ns.; § 86). The Pallavas have on their seal G a ṅ g ā and Y a m u n ā, which are known Vākāṭaka insignia. They have probably also Makara-Standard or ‘Makara-Toraṇa’ in common.¹ They have the Bull of Śiva in common, facing left (proper right).² - [Previous: c17.s2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.21) - [Next: c17.s2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.23) - [Up: c17.s2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2) ## Linked texts (1) - [South Indian Inscriptions](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.epigraphy.south.sii) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.jayaswal-1933.c17.s2.22) · Pramāṇa