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in 1979 from the foundations of a building. This inscription, paleographically assignable to the late 5th-early 6th centuries, records a dynasty comprising four successive rulers: Yajnadeva, Virasoma, his son
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Gauri. Adityavardhana has been recently identified with
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Risthal inscription mentions Drumavardhana as the founder of this house. He assumed the title,
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Prabhakara, another Aulikara royal house came to power, about which we came to know from the Risthal inscription. The exact relationship between these two royal houses is not certain.
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Sondani, near present-day Mandsaur town) and a stone inscription dated Malava Samvat 589 (532 CE) record the military achievements of him. All of these inscriptions were first published by
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Mirashi claimed this dynasty a separate one, which defeated and succeeded the Aulikaras. But none of these theories received support from other historians. Most probably the
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region (present-day western Malwa) in the course of their migration from the Punjab. His view was supported by K.K. Dasgupta and K.C. Jain.
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591:Mahendra
583:Lauhitya
570:Mandsaur
527:Maharaja
522:Maharaja
491:Toramana
471:Adhiraja
463:Toramana
434:Senapati
425:Sanskrit
344:Maharaja
340:Parthiva
262:Toramana
253:Mandsaur
138:Branches
106:Mandsaur
1237:Malavas
556:Sondani
417:Sitamau
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385:Surya
274:Hunas
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