Maukhari dynasty

Kingdom of Kanyakubja
Kingdom of Kanyakubja
c. 510 CE–c. 606 CE
	Coin of King Iśanavarman of the Maukhari of Kanyakubja, successors of the Guptas in the Gangetic region. Circa 535-553 CE. The ruler faces to the left, whereas in Gupta coinage the ruler faces to the right. This is possibly a symbol of antagonism and rivalry, as also seen on some similar coins of Toramana.
	MORIS South-Asia; 550-600 CE PRATIHARAS PANDYAS CHOLAS CHERAS SAMATATAS GAUDAS VARMANS PALLAVAS NEZAKS ALCHONS GONANDAS TAANK KALACHURIS NALAS KALINGAS HEPHTHALITES TOCHARIANS MAITRAKAS AULIKARAS RAIS LATER; GUPTAS PUSHYA-; BHUTIS CHALUKYAS SASANIAN; EMPIRE ◁ ▷ class=notpageimage\| Map of Maukharis territory, with neighbouring polities, circa 550-600 CE, after the retreat of the Alchon Huns.
Capital	Kanyakubja
Common languages	Sanskrit
Religion	Hinduism; Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
Maharajadhiraja
Historical era	Classical India
• Established	c. 510 CE
• Disestablished	c. 606 CE
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Later Guptas
	Alchon Huns
Later Guptas
Pushyabhuti dynasty
Gauda Kingdom

The Maukhari dynasty (Gupta script: , Mau-kha-ri) was a post-Gupta dynasty who controlled the vast plains of Ganga-Yamuna for over six generations from their capital at Kanyakubja. Maukharis were Kshatriyas who belonged to the Chandravamsha or the Lunar race.^[3] They earlier served as vassals of the Guptas and later of Harsha's Vardhana dynasty. The Maukharis established their independence during the mid 6th century. The dynasty ruled over much of Uttar Pradesh and Magadha. Around 606 CE, a large area of their empire was reconquered by the Later Guptas.^[4] According to Hieun-Tsang, the territory may have been lost to King Shashanka of the Gauda Kingdom, who declared independence circa 600CE.^[5]^[6]

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^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 145, map XIV.1 (i), 25, 26. ISBN 0-226-74221-0.
^ Tandle, Dr Sanjeevkumar. INDIAN HISTORY. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-312-37211-5.
^ "Maukhari dynasty (Indian dynasty) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
^ Reza, Mohammad Habib; Bandyopadhyay, S.; Mowla, Azizul (July–September 2015). "Traces of Buddhist architecture in Gupta and post-Gupta Bengal: evidence from inscriptions and literature". Journal of Eurasian Studies. VII (3): 8–19. S2CID 163998400.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ Dasgupta, Biplab (2005). European Trade and Colonial Conquest, Volume 1. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-84331-028-0. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

[RST-1] Tripathi, Rama S. (1989). History of Kanauj: To the Moslem Conquest. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 45 Note 1. ISBN 978-81-208-0404-3.

[2] Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 145, map XIV.1 (i), 25, 26. ISBN 0-226-74221-0.

[3] Tandle, Dr Sanjeevkumar. INDIAN HISTORY. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-1-312-37211-5.

[4] "Maukhari dynasty (Indian dynasty) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2013-01-26.

[5] Reza, Mohammad Habib; Bandyopadhyay, S.; Mowla, Azizul (July–September 2015). "Traces of Buddhist architecture in Gupta and post-Gupta Bengal: evidence from inscriptions and literature". Journal of Eurasian Studies. VII (3): 8–19. S2CID 163998400.^{[unreliable source?]}

[6] Dasgupta, Biplab (2005). European Trade and Colonial Conquest, Volume 1. Anthem Press. ISBN 978-1-84331-028-0. Retrieved 25 April 2020.

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