Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · APPSC Group 2
1.4 Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins and Pallavas notes
4 notes, in reading order.
- 1.4.1Ikshvakus of Vijayapuri: rulers, queens and inscriptions
The Ikshvakus ruled the lower Krishna valley from Vijayapuri (Nagarjunakonda) in the 3rd and early 4th centuries CE; the kings performed Vedic sacrifices while their queens and princesses made the valley the greatest Buddhist centre of the age.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.4.2Brihatphalayanas, Anandagotrikas and Salankayanas
Between the Ikshvakus and the Vishnukundins, the Krishna–Godavari region was shared by small dynasties known mostly from copper plates: the Brihatphalayanas of Kudura, the Anandagotrikas of Kandarapura and the Salankayanas of Vengi, whose king Hastivarman met Samudragupta.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course - 1.4.3Vishnukundins: rulers, ghatikas and the Undavalli caves
The Vishnukundins (5th to early 7th century CE) were the last great native dynasty of the Krishna–Godavari region before the Chalukyas; they were Vedic sacrificers who wrote their charters in Sanskrit, set up ghatikas for learning, and cut the cave temples of Undavalli and Mogalrajapuram.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.4.4Pallavas in the Krishna valley and their Andhra charters
The Pallavas, best known as the temple-builders of Kanchi and Mahabalipuram, began in the Krishna valley: their earliest Prakrit charters come from the Andhra country, and they took over the Krishna region after the Ikshvakus before their power centred on Tondaimandalam.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course
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