Kangavarman

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Kangavarman was a ruler of the Kadamba family, a minor dynastic power in northwestern Mysore on the Indian subcontinent between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. His father, Mayurasharman, founded the dynasty, and Kangavarman assumed the title Dharmamaharajadhiraja, meaning "Lawful King of Kings". He is noted as the king of Kuntala who was defeated by the Vakateka king Vindhyaseva. The Kadamba kingdom eventually came to an end with Pulakeshin II's capture of Banavasi.1

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His son Kangavarman, who assumed the title Dharmamaharajadhiraja (“Lawful King of Kings”), was probably the king of Kuntala defeated by the Vakateka king Vindhyaseva. His grandson Kakusthavarman (reigned c. 425–450) was a powerful ruler involved in many marriage alliances with the Guptas and other kingly families. After…
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His son Kangavarman, who assumed the title Dharmamaharajadhiraja (“Lawful King of Kings”), was probably the king of Kuntala defeated by the Vakateka king Vindhyaseva. His grandson Kakusthavarman (reigned c. 425–450) was a powerful ruler involved in many marriage alliances with the Guptas and other kingly families. After…
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