Abhira dynasty
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The Abhira dynasty was a dynasty that ruled over the western Deccan, where it perhaps succeeded the Satavahana dynasty. From 203 CE to roughly 270 or 370, this dynasty formed a vast kingdom. The Abhiras had an extensive empire comprising Maharashtra, Konkan, Gujarat and part of south Madhya Pradesh.[4]
Abhiras of Nasik | |||||||||||||||||||
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203 A.D.[1]–315 or 370[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
Status | Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital | Anjaneri, Thalner, Prakashe, Bhamer, Asirgarh | ||||||||||||||||||
Common languages | Apabhraṃśa, Sanskrit, Prakrit | ||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Early Classical | ||||||||||||||||||
• Established | 203 A.D.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
• Supplanted by the Traikutakas | 315 or 370[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | India |
The Abhira era was started by Rajan Ishwarsena in AD 249, and is referred to as the Abhira-Traikutika era.[5][page needed] This era was later continued by the Kalachuri dynasty, which may be referred to as the Kalachuri era, and later the Kalachuri-Chedi era.[6][page needed] After the rule of five Traikuta kings, the dynasty retired to the central provinces and assumed the name Haihaya.[7][page needed] Historians refer to this entire era as "Abhira-Traikutika-Kalachuri-Chedi era".[8][page needed] in the Puranic geography the country from the Tapti to Deogarh is called the Abiria, or the 'region of cowherds'. It seems probable that they were connected with the Seuna Yadavas who were in power in the eighth century, and again appear as the rulers of Daulatabad (or Deogiri) in the 12th and 13th century.[9]