Sri Pravarasena (reigned -590 CE), also sometimes Pravarasena II based on the regnal lists of the ''

Rajatarangini ''Rājataraṅgiṇī'' (Sanskrit: Devanagari, राजतरङ्गिणी, IAST, romanized: ''rājataraṅgiṇī'', International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA: Help:IPA/Sanskrit, �ɑː.d͡ʑɐ.t̪ɐˈɾɐŋ.ɡi.ɳiː ) is a metrical legend ...

'', was a 6th-century Huna king of the

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in the area of

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and

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in northwestern

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. His reign probably lasted about 60 years from about the year 530 CE. According to Kalhana's 12th century text ''

'', a king named Pravarasena II established a new capital named Pravarapura (also known as Pravarasena-pura). Based on topographical details, Pravarapura appears to be same as the modern city of

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dates the king to 6th century. He also built a temple named "Pravaresha". Sri Pravarasena is thought as the most likely ruler to have succeeded the

ruler

Mihirakula Mihirakula (Gupta script: , ''Mi-hi-ra-ku-la'', Chinese: 摩酰逻矩罗 ''Mo-hi-lo-kiu-lo''), sometimes referred to as Mihiragula or Mahiragula, was the second and last Alchon Huns, Alchon Hun king of northwestern region of the Indian subcont ...

in the area of

, and he would have been the son of

Toramana Toramana also called Toramana Shahi Jauvla ( Gupta script: 𑀢𑁄𑀭𑀫𑀸𑀡 ''To-ra-mā-ṇa'', ruled circa 493-515 CE) was a king of the Alchon Huns who ruled in northern India in the late 5th and the early 6th century CE. Toramana co ...

. Pravarasena was probably succeeded by a king named

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, a follower of

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, and then by his son king

Narendraditya Khinkhila Toramana II (Gupta script: ''Sri, Śrī Toramāṇa'', "Lord Toramana") was a ruler of the Alchon Huns in the 6th century CE. Confrontation with the Nezaks Around the middle of the 6th century CE, the Alchon Huns, Alchons, after having extens ...

. The son of Narendraditya was

Yudhishthira Yudhishthira (Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर, ud̪ʱiʂʈʰiɾᵊ IAST: ''Yudhiṣṭhira''), also known as Dharmaputra, is the eldest among the five Pandavas, and is also one of the central characters of the ancient Indian epic ''Ma ...

, last known ruler of the Alchon Huns.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pravarasena 6th-century Indian monarchs Converts to Hinduism Kings of the Alchon Huns Year of birth unknown 590 deaths Place of birth missing