Adityavardhana was a king of
Thanesar in northern India around the time of the decline of the
Gupta Empire
The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire which existed from the early 4th century CE to late 6th century CE. At its zenith, from approximately 319 to 467 CE, it covered much of the Indian subcontinent. This period is considered as the Go ...
. He was the third ruler of the
Pushyabhuti dynasty, and father of
Prabhakaravardhana. Adityavardhana's father was Rajyavardhana I and his grandfather, Naravardhana, the founder of the Srikantha dynasty of Tanesar.
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Adithyavardhana married princess Mahasena Gupta, daughter of Damodara Gupta
Vatasseri Damodara Nambudiri was an astronomer-mathematician of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics who flourished during the fifteenth century CE. He was a son of Paramesvara (1360–1425) who developed the ''drigganita'' system of as ...
, king of Magadha,Mahasena Gupta Mahasena or Mahāsena may refer to:
*Mahasena, a name for Murugan, Hindu god of war
*Mahasena of Anuradhapura, a historical king of Sri Lanka who ruled from 275 to 301 CE.
*Mahasena, a legendary king of the Kataragama region in Sri Lanka said to hav ...
of Magadha, thus greatly increasing the power of his dynasty.[ Hans Bakker, 50 years that changed India (timeline) 202016.pdf/ref> This period is intimately linked to the period of invasion of India by the Alchon Huns.
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6th-century Indian monarchs
7th-century Indian monarchs
Pushyabhuti dynasty