| Ishwarsena | |
|---|---|
| Rajan Mathariputra Mahaksatrapa | |
 Map of the Abhira Dynasty | |
| 2nd or 3rd Abhira king | |
| Reign | c. 188–190 CE |
| Predecessor | Sakasena alias Saka Satakarni |
| Successor | Abhira Vashishthiputra Vasusena |
| Issue | Abhira Vashishthiputra Vasusena |
| Dynasty | Abhira |
| Father | Abhira Sivadatta |
| Mother | Mathari |
Ishwarsena was the founder of the Abhira dynasty and he started an era which later became known as the Kalchuri-Chedi era. He and his descendants whose names do not occur in the Puranas seem to have ruled over a large territory comprising Gujarat, Konkan and Western Maharashtra.[1] His descendants ruled for nine generations.[2]
- ^ Arun Kumar Sharma (2004). Heritage of Tansa Valley. Bharatiya Kala Prakashan. pp. 33, 92. ISBN 9788180900297.
Ishwarsena was the founder of the Abhira dynasty and he started an era which later became known as the Kalchuri-Chedi era. He and his descendants whose names do not occur in the Puranas seem to have ruled over a large territory comprising Gujrat, Konkan and Western Maharastra.
- ^ Maharashtra (India). Gazetteers Department (1976). Maharashtra State Gazetteers: Buldhana. Director of Government Printing, Stationery and Publications, Maharashtra State, 1976. p. 52.
About A.D. 250 the Satavahanas were supplanted by the Abhiras in Western Maharashtra and by the Vakatakas in Vidarbha. The founder of the Abhira Dynasty was Rajan Ishvarasena, the son of Shivadatta, who has left an inscription in Cave IX at Nasik.