Kalyanavarman ruled
Kamarupa from the
Varman dynasty
The Varman dynasty (350–650) was the first historical dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom. It was established by Pushyavarman, a contemporary of Samudragupta. The earlier Varmans were subordinates of the Gupta Empire, but as the power of the Gu ...
for the period of 422–446 A.D. He was the son of Kamrupi king
Balavarman and queen Ratnavati. He married Gandharvavati and had a successor to throne named
Ganapativarman
Ganapativarman ruled Kamarupa from the Varman dynasty for the period 446-470 A.D, was son of Kamrupi king Kalyanavarman and queen Gandharvavati. He married Yajnavati and had successor to throne named Mahendravarman.Nagendranath Vasu (1922), ' ...
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[Nagendranath Vasu (1922), ''The Social History of Kamarupa'', p. 142.]
Reign
Some scholars opine that during the tenure of Kalayanavarman, the kingdom of
Davaka
Davaka was a kingdom of ancient Indian subcontinent, located in current central region of Assam state. The references to it comes from the 4th century Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta, where it is mentioned as one of five frontier k ...
in central Assam was absorbed by Kamarupa.
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Pushyavarman
Pushyavarman (Reign 350–374) was the first historical ruler of Kamarupa (Assam) in eastern India, who established the Varman dynasty in 350 AD.
Tenure
Pushyavarman encouraged Vedic culture to flourish in his country. Hindu influence was wide ...
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Samudravarman
Samudravarman was ruler of Kamarupa, for the period 374-398 AD. He was son of Pushyavarman, the founder of Varman Dynasty of Kamarupa.
Reign
Samudravarman who was likened to the 5th ocean, in whose kingdom the weak were not oppressed by ...
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5th-century Indian monarchs