Kalyanavarman ruled
Kamarupa
Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam. The Kamrupa word first appeared in the ...
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 Gup ...
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.
[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 (Skt. *Ḍavāka) 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 ...
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 wides ...
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Samudravarman
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Varman dynasty
5th-century Indian monarchs
5th-century Hindus
Kings of Kamarupa