Malava

…politically were the Audambaras, Arjunayanas, Malavas, Yaudheyas, Shibis, Kunindas, Trigartas, and Abhiras. The Arjunayanas had their base in the present-day Bharatpur-Alwar region. The Malavas appear to have migrated from the Punjab to the Jaipur area, perhaps after the Indo-Greek invasions; they are associated with the Malava era, which has been…

…for the Malloi peoples (Malavas) who ruled the Punjab in the 4th century bce and offered stiff resistance to Alexander the Great. The Guptas supplanted the Malavas in the 4th century ce. The region came under Muslim rule in the 10th century and, except for a short period of…