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Alupa Dynasty | |||||||||
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| 200–1444 | |||||||||
 Coinage of the Alupas. Uncertain ruler, Chattopadhyaya Type II. Legend śri pa/ndya dhana/jaya in Devanagari. 14th century CE
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 Extent of the Alupa Kingdom | |||||||||
| Capital | Mangalore, Udyavara, Barkur | ||||||||
| Common languages | Kannada[1] Tulu[2] | ||||||||
| Religion | Shaivism and Shaktism (Hindu Bunt), Jainism (Jain Bunt). | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Established | 200 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1444 | ||||||||
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The Alupa dynasty (ಅಳುಪೆರ್, ಆಳ್ವೆರ್) was an Indian dynasty that ruled from 200 to 1444 A.D. in Southern India.[3] The kingdom they ruled was known as Alvakheda Arusasira and its territory spanned the coastal districts of the modern Indian state known as Karnataka.[4]
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- ^ "Polali's famed shrine echoes the heroics of the Alupa kings". Deccan Chronicle. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.