Chutu dynasty | |||||||||
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| 1st century BCE–3rd century CE | |||||||||
 Coin of the Chutu ruler Mulananda c. 125-345. Lead Karshapana 14.30g. 27 mm.
Obv.: Arched hill/stupa with river motif below. | |||||||||
 South Asia 125 CE Location of the Chutus in South India, and neighbouring South Asian polities circa 120 CE.[1] | |||||||||
| Capital | Banavasi | ||||||||
| Common languages | Prakrit and Kannada[2] | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism and Hinduism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1st century BCE | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 3rd century CE | ||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
The Chutu dynasty (IAST: Cuṭu) ruled parts of the Deccan region of South India between first and third centuries CE, with its capital at Banavasi in present-day Karnataka state. The Chutus probably rose to power as Satavahanas feudatories, and assumed sovereignty after the decline of the Satavahana power. Except for the edicts of Asoka, the inscriptions of the Chutu dynasty are the oldest documents found in the northern part of Karnataka State, India.
- ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 21, 145. ISBN 0226742210.
- ^ Aiyangar, S. Krishnaswami (1995). Some Contributions of South India to Indian Culture. India: Asian Educational Services. p. 139. ISBN 9788120609990.