Nagas of Padmavati
| Nagas of Padmavati | ||||||||
| नाग | ||||||||
| Empire (Allied to Vakataka) |
||||||||
|
||||||||
| Capital | Padmavati Pawaya | |||||||
| Languages |
Sanskrit Prakrit |
|||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | |||||||
| Government | Monarchy | |||||||
| Maharaja | ||||||||
| • | 210-231 CE | Bhima Naga | ||||||
| • | 231-245 CE | Skanda Naga | ||||||
| • | 245-260 CE | Vasu Naga | ||||||
| • | 260-275 CE | Brihaspati Naga | ||||||
| • | 275-290 CE | Ravi Naga | ||||||
| • | 290-305 CE | Prabhakara Naga | ||||||
| • | 305-320 CE | Bhava Naga | ||||||
| • | 320-335 CE | Deva Naga | ||||||
| • | 335-340 CE | Ganapati Naga | ||||||
| History | ||||||||
| • | Earliest Naga coins | 210 | ||||||
| • | Established | 210 | ||||||
| • | Disestablished | 340 | ||||||
|
||||||||
Naga Dynasty (or Nagas of Padmavati) (Hindi: नाग) (210 – 340 CE) was an ancient royal family of Central India that ruled Vidisha, Padmavati, Kantipur and Mathura.
The Naga kings are best known for their coins. Several thousands of them have been found.
Bhava Naga is mentioned in a Vakataka inscription which states that Rudrasena I was a daughter’s son of Bharasiva Naga family. Ganapati Naga is mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta. Nagasena is mentioned as the ruler of Padmavati in Harshacharita of Bāṇabhaṭṭa.
...
Wikipedia