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Bhatarka

late 5th century · 5th century

Bhatarka was the founder of the Maitraka dynasty of western India, which ruled from Valabhi in Saurashtra. A military commander (senapati) of the Gupta Empire, he established himself as a local ruler around 475 as Gupta power weakened. His descendants gradually took royal titles and ruled much of Gujarat until the 8th century.

Bhatarka
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Maitraka dynasty

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