Contemporary Dynasties of Guptas
Contemporary Dynasties of Guptas Include the following:
Maukharis Dynasty
Maukharis or Mokharis or Mukharas is an ancient family, which seems to be the vassals of Guptas earlier. This dynasty was concentrated around modern Uttar Pradesh and a portion of Southern Bihar.
Naga Dynasty
Naga family became prominent in Modern Uttar Pradesh and Gwalior by third century AD and remained in existence till end of 4th century. The prominent rulers of this dynasty are Nagadatta and Achyuta. The Mathura and Gwalior dominions of the Nagas was annexed to Gupta Kingdom by Samudragupta.
Magha Dynasty
Magha dynasty ruled around Kaushambi and they were contemporary of Guptas. The rulers such as Nava is known by coins only.
Vaktataka Dynasty
Vaktaka dynasty was the most important follow up dynasty of the Satavahanas and they ruled in modern Maharastra and Madhya Pradesh. They were contemporary of Guptas. Vindhyashakti, whose name is derived from the Vidhya Mountains, founded Vaktaka dynasty. Pravarasena was an able ruler who is also known to be the real founder of this dynasty. One of the important ruler of this dynasty was Rudrasena I who is mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription. Rudrasena I was followed by Prathivisena I. During the campaign of Chandragupta II against the western Satraps, Chandragupta II is considered to have alliance of Prathivisena I and later cemented this tie with a marital alliance giving his daughter Prabhavatigupta to Rudrasena II, the prince of Vaktaka Family. The capital of Vaktataka during the reign of Prathivisena and Rudrasena II was Nandivardhana, which is near modern Nagpur.
