Nala dynasty

Nalas of Pushkari
6th century–6th century
South Asia 500 CE LICCHAVIS ZHANGZHUNG GAUDA KAMARUPA KALABHRAS WESTERN GANGAS AULIKARAS TOCHARIANS NEZAKS KADAMBAS PALLAVAS ALCHON HUNS RAIS VAKATAKAS KALINGA VISHNU- KUNDINAS SHARABHAPURIYAS NALAS SAMATATAS GUPTA EMPIRE HEPHTHALITES MAITRAKAS SASANIAN EMPIRE class=notpageimage| Location of the Nalas and neighbouring South Asian polities circa 500 CE.[1]
Status	Kingdom
Capital	Pushkari (modern day Garhdhanora in Bastar district)
Religion	Hinduism
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	6th century
• Disestablished	6th century
Preceded by Succeeded by Gupta Empire Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala Sharabhapuriya dynasty Chalukya dynasty
Today part of	India

The Nalas were an Indian dynasty that ruled parts of present-day Chhattisgarh and Odisha during the 6th century CE. Their core territory included the areas around Bastar and Koraput districts. Their capital was probably Pushkari (IAST: Puṣkarī), identified with the modern Garhdhanora in Bastar district. At one point, they seem to have conquered the Vakataka capital Nandivardhana in the Vidarbha region, but suffered reverses against the Vakatakas as well as the Chalukyas. Sharabhapuriyas, their northern neighbours, also seem to have played a part in their downfall. They were probably supplanted by the Panduvamshi dynasty, although one branch of the dynasty seems to have ruled a small territory until the 7th or 8th century CE.