Sarvasena I

Sarvasena I
Dharma-Mahārāja
Vakataka king of Vatsagulma
Reignc. 325 – 355 CE
PredecessorPravarasena I
SuccessorVindhyasena
HouseVakataka

Sarvasena I (r.c. 325 – 355 CE[1]) was a king of the Vakataka dynasty and the founder of the Vatsagulma branch of the line. He took on the title of Dharma-Maharaja and was likely an accomplished poet in Prakrit. Later writers extolled his lost work, the Harivijaya, and some of his verses were also included in the Gathasattasai.[2] Sarvasena was succeeded by his son Vindhyasena.[3]

  1. ^ Shastri, Ajay Mitra (1997). Vakatakas: Sources and History. Aryan Books International. p. 212. ISBN 9788173051234.
  2. ^ Singh, Upinder (2009). A history of ancient and early medieval India : from the Stone Age to the 12th century. New Delhi: Pearson Longman. pp. 482–484. ISBN 978-81-317-1677-9. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ A.S. Altekar (2007). Majumdar, R.C.; Altekar, A.S. (eds.). The Vakataka-Gupta Age. Motilal Banarsi Dass. pp. 110–111. ISBN 9788120800434.