Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c27: Appendix E. Kingdoms, Peoples and Dynasties of Trans-Vindhyan India Chronologically Arranged

Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c27

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Appendix E. Kingdoms, Peoples and Dynasties of Trans-Vindhyan India Chronologically Arranged

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**Brāhmaṇa Period :**—1. Nishadhas (capital Giriprastha, Mbh., III, 324. 12).
2. Vidarbhas (capital Kuṇḍina) and other Bhojas.
3. Dasyu tribes—Andhras, Śabaras, Pulindas and Mūtibas.

**Sūtra Period :**—1. Māhishmatī (Māndhātā or Maheśvara, IA, 4, 346).
2. Bhṛigu-Kachchha (Broach).
3. Śūrpāraka (Sopara in the Koṅkaṇ).
4. Aśmaka (capital Paudanya, Bodhan).
5. Mūlaka (capital Pratishṭhāna).
6. Kaliṅga (capital Dantapura).
7. (?) Ukkala (N. Orissa).

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**Rāmāyaṇic Period :**— Aryan Expansion south of the Godāvarī—settlement on the Pampā—exploration of Malaya, Mahendra and Laṅkā.

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**Maurya Period :**— {
1. Aparāntas proper (capital Śūrpāraka)
2. Bhojas (capital Kuṇḍina?).
3. Rāshtrikas (capital Nāsik?).
4. Petenikas (of Pratishṭhāna?).
5. Pulindas (capital Pulinda-nagara).
6. Andhras (capital Bezvāḍa etc.?).
7. Aṭavi.
8. Kaliṅgas (including Tosalī and Samāpā).

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**Maurya Empire.** {
9. Viceroyalty of Suvarṇagiri.
10. Āhāra of Isila.
11. Choḷas.
12. Pāṇḍyas.
13. Keralaputra.
14. Satiyaputra (Satyabhūmi of Keralolpatti?).
15. Tāmraparṇī (Ceylon).

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**Early Post Maurya Period :—**1. Kingdom of Vidarbha. *2. Sātavāhanas of Dakshiṇāpatha.
3. Chetas of Kaliṅga.
4. Kingdom of Pithuḍa near Masulipatam.
5. " " Chola.
6. " " Pāṇḍya.
7. " " Kerala.
8. " " Ceylon (sometimes ruled by Chola princes).

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**Age of the Periplus :—**1. Southern part of Ariake under Mambarus (or Nambanus ?).
2. Dachinabades under Saraganus and his successors (*i.e.*, the Deccan under the Sātavāhana-Sātakarṇis).
3. Damirica (Tamilakam, Draviḍa) including:—
(a) Cerobothra (Keralaputra).
(b) The Pandian Kingdom.
(c) (Kingdom of) Argaru (=Uragapura)
4. Masalia (Masulipatam).
5. Dosarene (=Tosali).

c27.9

**Age of Ptolemy :—**1. Kingdom of Baithana (Pratishṭhāna) ruled by Pulumāyi (Sātavāhana).
2. Kingdom of Hippokoura (Kolhapur), ruled by Baleokouros (Vilivāyakura).
3. Kingdom of Mousopalle (in the Kanarese Country).
4. " " Karoura ruled by Kerobothros (Keralaputra).
5. Pounnata (S. W. Mysore).
6. Kingdom of the Aīoi (capital Kottiara in S. Travancore).
7. Kingdom of the Kareoi (Tāmraparṇī Valley).
8. Kingdom of Modoura (Madurā) ruled by 'Pandion' (Pāṇḍya).

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9. Kingdom of the Batoi (capital Nikama)
10. Kingdom of Orthoura, ruled by "Sornagos" (Chola-Nāga ?).
11. Kingdom of Sora (Chola) ruled by Arkatos.
12. Kingdom of Malanga (Kāñchī ? Mavilangai ?), ruled by Basaronagas (ºNāga ?)
13. Kingdom of Pitundra (Pithuḍa).

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**A. D. 150-350 :**—1. Ābhīras (N. Mahārāshṭra and W. India).
2. Vākāṭakas (Berar and adjoining provinces) and chiefs of Mahākāntāra.
3. Kingdoms of South Kosala, Kaurāla, Koṭṭura, Eraṇḍapalla, Devarāshṭra (under the Vaśishṭha family ?), Pishṭapura (under the Māṭhara-*kula* ?), Avamukta, Palakka, Kusthalapura.
4. Kingdom of Andhrāpatha (and Veṅgī) :—
(a) Ikshvākus.
(b) Rulers of the Ānanda-*gotra* (Kandarapura).
(c) Bṛihatphalāyanas of Kudura, etc.
(d) Śālaṅkāyanas (Salakenoi of Ptolemy ?) of Veṅgīpura, one of whom was Hastivarman of Veṅgī.
5. Pallavas of Kāñchī,
6. Sātakarṇis of Kuntala.

c27.12

**A. D. 350-600 :**—1. Traikuṭakas and Mauryas of the Koṅkaṇ; and Lāṭas, Nāgas and Gurjaras of South Gujarāt.
2. Vākāṭakas (C. Deccan).
3. Kaṭachchuris (N. Mahārāshṭra and Mālwa).
4. Kings of Śarabhapura (S. Kosala ?).
5. Pāṇḍavas of Mekalā.
6. Kingdoms of Uḍra, Koṅgoda, Kaliṅga [under the Vaśishṭha family, the Māṭhara-*kula*, the Mudgala family (Ep. Ind. xxiii. 199ff) and Eastern Gaṅgas] ; Leṇḍulura (under Vishṇukuṇḍins) in East Deccan.

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7. Pallavas of Kāñchī (in Dramila or Draviḍa).

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8. Cholas, Pāṇḍyas, Mūshakas and Keralas of the Far South.

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9. Gaṅgas and Ālupas of S. Mysore, Shimoga and S. Kanara.

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10. Bāṇas of E. Mysore and N. Arcot, Kekayas of Dāvaṇgere tāluk, Kadambas of Vaijayantī, etc. and Sendrakas of Nāgarakhaṇḍa (N. W. Mysore), or of the Tumkur region.

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11. Nalas of (*a*) Pushkarī who governed the Poḍāgaḍh region (Jeypore Agency), (*b*) Yeotmal in Berar and perhaps also (*c*) the Bellary District.

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12. Early Chalukyas of Vātāpi.

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**After A. D. 600** :— 1. Śilāhāras of Koṅkaṇ.

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2. Early Chālukyas, Rāshtrakūṭas including the lines of Mānadeśa, etc., Later Chālukyas, Kalachuryas and Yādavas of W. Deccan.

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3. Haihayas, Kalachuris or Chedis of Tripurī and Ratnapura, and Nāgas of Chakrakūṭa (C. P.).

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4. Eastern Chālukyas, Chiefs of Velnāṇḍu, and Kākatiyas of the Telugu Country, Eastern Gaṅgas of Kaliṅga and Orissa, Karas, Śabaras (? Śaśadhara and Pāṇḍu family) and Somavaṁśi Guptas of Mahānadī Valley (N. E. Deccan).

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5. Western Gaṅgas, Sāntaras and Hoysalas (Mysore).

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6. Pallavas of Kāñchī, Vaidumbas of Renāṇḍu, Kalabhras of the Tinnevelly District, Cholas of Tanjore, Varmans of Kerala and Kolamba, and Pāṇḍyas of Madurā (Far South).