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Pravarasena I

reigned c. 270–330 · 4th century

Pravarasena I was the son of Vindhyashakti and the second ruler of the Vakataka dynasty of the Deccan. He was the only Vakataka king to take the imperial title samrat, and inscriptions credit him with four horse sacrifices and other great Vedic rites. He extended Vakataka rule across central India and the northern Deccan, and after his death the kingdom was divided between branches.

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