Kingdom of Valabhi

Kingdom of Valabhi Valabhi Rājya
475–776
Valabhi Trident[a]
Kingdom of Valabhi under Maitrakas (in blue) and their contemporaries in India in 590 AD
Capital	Vallabhi
Common languages	Sanskrit Prakrit Sauraseni Apabhramsa
Religion	Hinduism (Shaivism)[1]
Government	Monarchy
Maharajadhiraja
• 475–493	Bhatarka
• 762–776	Siladitya VI
History
• Bhatarka establishes a feudal realm in Valabhi	475
• Dronasimha adopts the title of Maharaja (vassal prince)	499
• Sovereignty	553
• Arab invasions	735
• Disestablished	776
Preceded by Succeeded by Magadhan Empire Kingdom of Anahilavada Saindhava dynasty

The Kingdom of Valabhi was an early medieval kingdom in Western India from 475 to 776. It was founded by Bhatarka, a warlord in the Magadhan Empire, and ruled by the Maitraka dynasty.

Following the decline of the Magadhan Empire, Bhaṭārka, the military governor of the Saurashtra region, founded the Maitraka dynasty in 475. He was followed by his son Dharasena I, who also used the title of senapati (commander). His son, Droṇasiṁha proclaimed himself Maharaja. Guhasena (r. 556–570) stopped recognising the suzerainty of the emperor of Magadha and his son, Dharasena II started using the sovereign title of Maharajadhiraja.

The kingdom came under the suzerainty of the Kingdom of Kannauj during the reign of Harsha following which the kingdom became independent again after his death in 647. The kingdom collapsed in 776 after prolonged Arab invasions.

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