House of Aulikara    | |
|---|---|
| Parent family | Malava tribe |
| Country | Kingdom of Malwa |
| Founded | 350 |
| Founder | Jayavarman |
| Final ruler | Yashodharman |
| Seat | Mandsaur |
| Titles | Maharaja of Malwa Adhiraja of Malwa Rajadhiraja of Malwa |
| Dissolution | 545 |
| Branches | |
Au-li-ka-rā) in the Risthal inscription. The first letter Au is a variation in a style specific to the 6-7th century.[1]The Aulikaras (Late Brahmi script: 
Au-li-ka-rā), were an ancient Malava clan that ruled the Kingdom of Malwa between the 4th-century CE and 6th-century CE.
Epigraphical discoveries have brought to light two royal lines, who call themselves as the Aulikaras and ruled from Dashapura (present-day Mandsaur). The first royal house, which ruled from Dashapura comprised the following kings in the order of succession: Jayavarma, Simhavarma, Naravarma, Vishvavarma and Bandhuvarma. The Rīsthal stone slab inscription discovered in 1983 has brought to light another royal house, which comprised the following kings in the order of succession: Drumavardhana, Jayavardhana, Ajitavardhana, Vibhishanavardhana, Rajyavardhana and Prakashadharma, who defeated Toramana. In all probability, Yashodharman also belonged to this house and he was the son and successor of Prakashadharma.[2][3] Yashodharma defeated Mihirakula and freed the Malwa region from the Hunas. The rule of the Aulikaras over Malwa ended with him.[4]
- ^ Vowels according to Prinsep
- ^ Agarwal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas, Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 81-208-0592-5, pp.250-6
- ^ Salomon, Richard (1989). "New Inscriptional Evidence For The History Of The Aulikaras of Mandasor". Indo-Iranian Journal. 32 (1): 12. doi:10.1163/000000089790082971. ISSN 0019-7246. JSTOR 24654606.
- ^ Jain, Kailash Chand (1972). Malwa Through the Ages. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 250–9. ISBN 978-81-208-0824-9.
