The Early History of the Deccan (Parts I–XI) v1.c8.s8.19

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In *c.* A.D. 430 Pravarasena married his crown-prince Narendrasena to Ajitabhaṭṭārikā, the daughter of a king of the Kuntala country. This must have been a diplomatic move to strengthen the position of the house by establishing a matrimonial connexion with its southern neighbour. The marriage may have put an end to the jealousy which must have been created by the annexation of the southern Marāṭha country to the Vākāṭaka kingdom. The name of the father of the Kadamba princess is not known, but very probably he was Kakusthavarman, who is known to have married his daughters in Gupta ‘and other royal’ families. Among the ‘other royal’ families selected by him, the Vākāṭakas would naturally be one, for their prestige was certainly next to that of the Guptas. This marriage must have established an *entente cordiale* among the Kadambas, the Vākāṭakas, and the Guptas.