Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · 1.4 Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins and Pallavas

1.4.3 Vishnukundins: 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.

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Key terms

  • Vishnukundins
  • Vinukonda
  • Indrapalanagara
  • Tummalagudem plates
  • Govindavarma
  • Paramabhattarika Mahadevi
  • Madhavavarma
  • Janasraya
  • eleven Ashvamedhas
  • Vakataka marriage
  • Vikramendravarma I
  • Indrabhattarakavarma
  • ghatikas
  • Chikkulla plates
  • Vikramendravarma II
  • lion emblem
  • Sriparvatasvami
  • Undavalli
  • Anantasayana
  • Mogalrajapuram
  • Pulakesin II
  • Kunala
  • Pishtapura

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