Vakataka period

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The Vakataka period was a classical era of ancient Indian history (4th–6th centuries CE) marked by the rule of the Vakataka dynasty, noted for its patronage of art and architecture, including major phases of the Ajanta cave paintings.

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instanceOf classical era of ancient India ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
artStyle classical Indian painting ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
capital Nandivardhana ⓘ
Pravarapura ⓘ
concurrentWith late Gupta period ⓘ
linked to: Later Guptas
country Vakataka dynasty ⓘ
culturalInfluenceOn later Deccan kingdoms ⓘ
medieval Indian art ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
trade ⓘ
endCause political fragmentation in Deccan ⓘ
endTime 6th century CE ⓘ
followedBy rise of Vardhana (Pushyabhuti) dynasty ⓘ
rise of early Chalukyas ⓘ
follows Satavahana period ⓘ
linked to: Satavahana dynasty
hasDynasticBranch Pravarapura–Nandivardhana branch ⓘ
Vatsagulma branch ⓘ
hasRuler Harishena ⓘ
Narendrasena ⓘ
Pravarasena I ⓘ
Pravarasena II ⓘ
Prithivishena I ⓘ
Prithivishena II ⓘ
Rudrasena I ⓘ
Rudrasena II ⓘ
Vindhyashakti ⓘ
knownFor Ajanta cave paintings ⓘ
linked to: Ajanta Caves

Buddhist cave architecture ⓘ
patronage of architecture ⓘ
patronage of art ⓘ
languageUsed Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn Deccan ⓘ
linked to: Deccan Plateau

Vidarbha region ⓘ
central India ⓘ
majorSite Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Mansar ⓘ
Ramtek ⓘ
partOf Gupta age ⓘ
linked to: Gupta Empire
politicalStructure monarchy ⓘ
precededBy decline of Satavahanas ⓘ
religiousContext Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
scriptUsed Brahmi script ⓘ
sharesCulturalSphereWith Gupta Empire ⓘ
startTime 4th century CE ⓘ

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Ajanta Caves → period → Vakataka period ⓘ