Polity Second Aulikara dynasty of Malwa

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Emerged after the decline of the Gupta Empire in the Indian region of Malwa.

Establishment

  • January 401: The Second Aulikara dynasty of Malwa emerged after the decline of the Gupta Empire.

Chronology

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1. Military campaigns of Yashodharman

Were a series of military campaigns by Yashodharman, ruler of the Second Aulikara dynasty, that resulted in the conquest (albeit short-lived) of most of the Indian Subcontinent.

  • January 531: Yashodharman conquered much of the Indian subcontinent between c. 530-540 CE according to Mandsaur pillar inscription.
  • January 541: Yashodharman's short-lived empire disintegrated between 530 and 540 CE.
  • January 543: Finally however, Mihirakula was defeated in 528 by an alliance of Indian principalities led by Yasodharman, the Aulikara king of Malwa, in the battle of Sondani in Central India, which resulted in the loss of Alchon possessions in the Punjab and north India by 542.

Disestablishment

  • January 551: End of the Second Aulikara Dynasty.
  • January 551: Krishnaraja (r. c. 550-575) was the earliest known ruler of the Kalachuris of Mahishmati dynasty.

Selected Sources

  • Sagar, K.C. (1992): Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Northern Book Centre, p.216