Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.5.4 Ikshvakus, Vishnukundins and Pallavas

3.5.4.4 Pallavas 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.

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Key terms

  • Pallavas
  • Krishna valley
  • Dhanyakataka
  • Mayidavolu plates
  • Sivaskandavarman
  • Yuvamaharaja
  • Hirahadagalli plates
  • Manchikallu inscription
  • Simhavarman
  • Prakrit charters
  • Sanskrit charters
  • Vishnugopa
  • Allahabad pillar
  • Kanchipuram
  • Tondaimandalam
  • Mahendravarman I
  • Mattavilasa Prahasana
  • Vichitrachitta
  • Narasimhavarman I
  • Mamalla
  • Vatapikonda
  • Narasimhavarman II
  • Rajasimha
  • Shore Temple
  • Kailasanatha
  • Nandi emblem
  • ghatika
  • Mayurasharma

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