Kadamba of Banavasi

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Kadamba of Banavasi was an early historic South Indian royal house that established one of the first native Kannada-speaking kingdoms in present-day Karnataka, with its capital at Banavasi.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian dynasty
Kannada-speaking dynasty
royal dynasty
capital Banavasi
coreArea Banavasi region
north Karnataka
linked to: northern Karnataka
country India
culturalSphere Deccan
linked to: Deccan Plateau
dynasticTitle Kadamba
linked to: Kadamba dynasty
endTime 6th century
c. 525 CE
ethnicGroup Kannada people
followedBy Chalukya dynasty
Western Ganga dynasty
foundedBy Mayurasharma
foundingRuler Mayurasharma
governmentForm monarchy
hasCapital Banavasi
historicalEra Classical India
early historic period
knownFor early use of Kannada in inscriptions
first native Kannada-speaking kingdom
patronage of Sanskrit and Kannada literature
language Kannada
locatedIn Karnataka
notableRuler Bhagiratha
linked to: King Bhagiratha

Kakusthavarma
Mayurasharma
Ravivarma
patronized Brahmanical institutions
temple architecture
precededBy Pallava dynasty
region South India
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
royalHouse Kadamba dynasty
royalInsignia Kadamba tree (attributed)
scriptUsed Kadamba script
startTime 4th century
c. 345 CE
territory parts of Goa
parts of Maharashtra
present-day Karnataka
usedLanguageInInscriptions Kannada
Sanskrit

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Kadamba dynasty hasTitle Kadamba of Banavasi
Kangavarma successorState Kadamba of Banavasi
Kangavarma title King of the Kadambas
linked to: Kadamba of Banavasi
Mayurasharma successorDynasty Kadamba rulers of Banavasi
linked to: Kadamba of Banavasi
Ravivarma associatedWith Kadamba capital Banavasi
linked to: Kadamba of Banavasi
Banavasi region associatedWith Kadamba Mayuravarman
linked to: Kadamba of Banavasi