The Vakataka–Gupta Age (circa 200–550 A.D.) c8.s9.2

c8.s9.2

The Mālavas, however, did not permit the Kshatrapas to rule over them peacefully. They were rising in rebellion or making furtive attacks on the allies of their conquerors. Nahapāna had to send his son-in-law Uṣavadāta to relieve his allies, the Uttamabhadras, who were being molested by the Mālavas. The Mālavas, however, could not hold their own against the Śakas and had to submit to the Śaka rule till the end of the 2nd century A.D.