Polity · 260 CE – 554 CE
Vakataka Kingdom
- Peak recorded area
- 671,270 km²
- 490 CE
- Rulers on record
- 2
- from 250 CE
- Data series
- 16
- 286 CE–400 CE
Overview
The Vakataka dynasty was an ancient Indian dynasty that originated from the Deccan in the mid-3rd century CE. Their state is believed to have extended from the southern edges of Malwa and Gujarat in the north to the Tungabhadra River in the south as well as from the Arabian Sea in the west to the edges of Chhattisgarh in the east. They were the most important successors of the Satavahanas in the Deccan and contemporaneous with the Guptas in northern India.
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Territory
9 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 554 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Population2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 6.81score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population | 6.5Mpersons286 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 0.7382score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 0.8333score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 1score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels | 5levels286 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 5.98score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 950Ksq km286 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 5levels286 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 2levels286 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 0.7091score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 5score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 0.6846score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 0.55score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels2 obs · 300 CE–400 CE | 2score400 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Settlement Hierarchy | 5levels286 CE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Rulers
2 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- VindhyashaktiVakataka king250 CE – 270 CE
- Pravarasena IVakataka king270 CE – 330 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Vakataka Kingdom is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.