Traikutakas dynasty

The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Indian kings who ruled between 388 and 456 CE. The name "Traikutakas" seems to derived from the words for a three-peaked mountain ("Tri-kuta"). The Traikutakas are mentioned in Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, in which they are located in the area of northern Konkan. The dominions of the Traikutakas further included Aparanta and northern Maharashtra.[1]

The coins of the Traikutaras are found extensively in southern Gujarat, and southern Maharashtra beyond the Ghats. Their design is very close to that of the Western Satraps, from which they probably inherited some territories, and traces of the obverse legend with Greek letters can still be seen.[2]

The Traikutakas reckoned in a specific era, known as the Traikutaka era, or usually the Kalachuri or Chedi era, starting in 249 CE.

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Trikuta-Abhiras

It is generally supposed that Traikutakas were a different dynasty of Abhira,[3][4] and hence are sometimes called Abhira-Traikutakas .[5] Indradutta, Dahrasena & Vyaghrasena were well known kings from this dynasty.[6] Traikutikas were known for their Vaishnava faith, who claimed to be Yadav of Haiheya branch[7] and Dahrasena performed Ashvamedha yajna too[8]

Traikutaka rulers

Middle kingdoms of India
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 6th century BCE
 5th century BCE
 4th century BCE

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Notes

  1. ^ Rapson p.clxxxv.
  2. ^ Rapson, p.cixxiv.
  3. ^ Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay By Asiatic Society of Bombay, p. 66
  4. ^ Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1968). The Age of imperial unity. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. p. 223. http://books.google.com/books?id=B1WgAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  5. ^ Asiatic Society of Bombay (1935). Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bombay. The Society. pp. 66–67. http://books.google.com/books?id=aSe2AAAAIAAJ. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  6. ^ Lionel D. Barnett (October 1994). Antiquities of India: An Account of the History and Culture of Ancient Hindustan. Asian Educational Services. pp. 49–50. ISBN 9788120605305. http://books.google.com/books?id=x40mwFwgK44C&pg=PA49. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 
  7. ^ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ..., Volume 1, Part 1 By Bombay (India : State), p. 58
  8. ^ Sailendra Nath Sen (1 January 1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. pp. 426–. ISBN 9788122411980. http://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA426. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 

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