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Vakataka Kingdom

255 CE 550 CE
D G SC WF RG EQ 2020  in_vakataka_k / InVakat
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Displayed: 510 CE

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  General Description   The Vakataka dynasty ruled over the central Indian region of Vidarbha and surrounding areas between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE. This polity was founded by King Vindhyasakti in around 255 CE, reached its zenith around 510, and had been replaced by the Chalukya polity by the mid-6th century. [1] The Vakataka period was characterized by the establishment of a centrally ruling authority, agrarian expansion, and the revival of Hinduism, aided by an increase in royal land grants assigned for religious purposes and the construction of new temples. [2]
Population and political organization
The Vakataka polity was ruled by a king. [3] Inscriptions suggest that he was aided at court by ministers and administrative personnel, including revenue officers, and in the provinces by a hierarchy of provincial and local authorities. [2]
No population estimates for this period could be found in the specialist literature.

[1]: (Majumbar and Altekar 1946, 44, 123) Ramesh Chandra Majumdar and Anant Sadashiv Altekar. 1986. Vakataka - Gupta Age circa 200-550 A.D. Benares: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers.

[2]: (Sawant 2009) Reshma Sawant. 2008. ’State Formation Process in the Vidarbha during the Vakataka Period’. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute 68-69: 137-62.

[3]: (Sawant 2009, 145) Reshma Sawant. 2008. ’State Formation Process in the Vidarbha during the Vakataka Period’. Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute 68-69: 137-62.

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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Year Range Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k) was in:
 (286 CE 400 CE)   Deccan
Home NGA: Deccan
General Variables
Identity and Location Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Utm Zone 43 Q Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Original Name Vakataka Kingdom Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Capital Padmapura Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Alternative Name Vakataka Dynasty Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Temporal Bounds Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Peak Years 510 CE Confident
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Duration [255 CE ➜ 550 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Suprapolity Relations alliance with [---] Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Suprapolity Relations in_gupta_emp alliance with in_vakataka_k Confident 320 CE  550 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Satavahana Empire (in_satavahana_emp)   [None]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization unitary state Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Language Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Linguistic Family Indo-European Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Language Sanskrit Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Religion Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Religion Genus Hinduism Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Religion Family Saivist Traditions Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Alternate Religion Uncoded Undecided 255 CE  550 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Polity Territory [900,000 to 1,000,000] km2 Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Polity Population [6,000,000 to 7,000,000] people Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy 5 Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Religious Level [1 to 3] Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Military Level [4 to 6] Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Administrative Level 5 Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Professions Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Professional Soldier Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Professional Priesthood Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Specialized Government Building Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Law Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Judge Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
Court Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Market Absent Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Irrigation System Uncoded Undecided 255 CE  550 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Special-purpose Sites Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Mines or Quarry Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Information / Writing System Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Written Record Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Script Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Non Phonetic Writing Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Scientific Literature Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Sacred Text Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Religious Literature Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Practical Literature Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Philosophy Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Fiction Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Information / Money Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Paper Currency Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Indigenous Coin Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Article Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Information / Postal System Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Postal Station Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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General Postal Service Unknown Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Courier Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Information / Measurement System Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Wooden Palisade Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Stone Walls Mortared Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Modern Fortification Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moat Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Earth Rampart Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Ditch Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Complex Fortification Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Military use of Metals Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Steel Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Iron Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Copper Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Bronze Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Projectiles Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Tension Siege Engine Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Sling Siege Engine Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Sling Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Self Bow Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Javelin Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Handheld Firearm Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Crossbow Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Composite Bow Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Atlatl Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Handheld weapons Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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War Club Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Sword Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Spear Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Polearm Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Dagger Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Battle Axe Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Animals used in warfare Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Horse Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Elephant Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Donkey Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Dog Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Camel Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Armor Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Wood Bark Etc Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Shield Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Scaled Armor Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Plate Armor Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Limb Protection Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Leather Cloth Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Laminar Armor Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Helmet Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Chainmail Present Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Breastplate Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Naval technology Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Specialized Military Vessel Absent Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Merchant Ships Pressed Into Service Unknown Suspected 255 CE  550 CE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Absent Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 255 CE  550 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Absent Inferred 255 CE  550 CE
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Human Sacrifice Vakataka Kingdom (in_vakataka_k)
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Power Transitions
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