The Vakataka–Gupta Age (circa 200–550 A.D.) c7.2

c7.2

The Śaka power also began to decline in western India. At the death of Rudra-dāman I in *c.* 170 A.D., the Śakas were the masters of northern Mahārāṣṭra, Kathiawar, Gujarat, Malwa, Sindh and greater part of Rajputana. Very soon, however, the Sātavāhanas re-asserted themselves and reconquered Northern Mahārāṣṭra during the reign of Gautamiputra Yajñaśrī Sātakarṇi. Rajputana revolted under the leadership of the Mālavas and re-asserted its independence in *c.* 225 A.D. The rise of the Vākāṭakas under the emperor Pravara-sena I (*c.* 275-330 A.D.) led to the further decline of the Śakas. Their rulers are seen reduced to the feudatory status during the first half of the 4th century, and though there was a temporary revival under Rudra-sena III, the family was eventually wiped out by the Guptas towards the close of the 4th century A.D.