Capture of Nandi-vardhana
After the combined Invasion of Nalas and Guptas , in 445 CE during the end of Kumaragupta's Regin Narendrasena was able to recapture his past captial driving away the Gupta and Nala troops.
| Capture of Nandi-vardhana | |||||||||
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 Ruins of Nandivardhana fort | |||||||||
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Kumaragupta I Bhavadattavarman † | Narendrasena | ||||||||
Background
The death of Pravarasena II may have triggered a succession struggle, with Narendrasena ultimately emerging as the victor. Vakataka inscriptions suggest that Narendrasena had to "regain the fortunes of his family" following an unspecified calamity, which many historians interpret as a reference to the aftermath of the succession conflict. However, A.S. Altekar proposes an alternative explanation, suggesting that the records actually describe an invasion by the Nala king Bhavadattavarman of Bastar and Kumaragupta of Gupta Empire, who were known to have advanced into Vidarbha and captured Nandivardhana, the former Vakataka capital.[2][3][4]
Battle
Around 445 CE, during the final years of Kumaragupta I's reign, Vakataka king Narendrasena reclaimed his former capital by driving out the combined forces of the Guptas and Nalas. The recapture marked a brief Vakataka resurgence amid Gupta expansion and Nala ambitions in central India.[2][5][4]
Reference
- ↑ Altekar, A.S.. The Vakataka-Gupta Age (2007)Motilal Banarsidass. p. 108.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 History Of The Imperial Guptas (in English). p. 253-255.
- ↑ Singh, Upinder. History of Ancient and Early Medieval India From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. (2016). p. 484.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 A.S, Altekar. Majumdar R.C.;Altekar A.S (esd).The Vakataka-Gupta Age' (2007). p. 106-109.
- ↑ Singh, Upinder. History of Ancient and Early Medieval India From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. (2016). p. 484.