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Pravarasena II

5th century · 5th century

Pravarasena II was a 5th-century king of the main branch of the Vakataka dynasty in the Deccan, son of Rudrasena II and the Gupta princess Prabhavatigupta. He is credited with the Prakrit poem Setubandha, on Rama's bridge to Lanka, and founded a new capital at Pravarapura. Many of his land grants survive as copper-plate inscriptions.

Pravarasena II
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Vakataka dynasty

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Pravarasena II. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/pravarasena-ii
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