The Vishnukundins Empire was an
Indian imperial power controlling the Deccan, Kalinga in Orissa and parts of South India
.They ruled about 140 years from 475 AD to 615 AD carving land out from the Vakataka Empire.
It played an important role in the history of the Deccan during the 5th and 6th
centuries AD. During their rule they have issued number of coins having lion
and shank , lampstand etc. They are believed to be one of the ancestors of Pusapatis of Vizianagaram and three other clans of Kshatriya
Raju community in Andhra Pradesh
By 514 AD, the Vakatakas were reduced
to the areas of present day Telangana area. The area north of the Godavari,
Kalinga,
became independent. The area south of the Krishna River fell to the Pallavas. The Vishnukundin reign came to an end with the
conquest of the eastern Deccan by the Chalukya, Pulakesi II.
Pulakesi appointed his brother Kubja
Vishnuvardhana as Viceroy to rule over the conquered lands.
Eventually Vishnuvardhana declared his independence and started the Eastern Chalukya dynasty.
Their coins are made of peculiar alloy ,high-tin bronze (tin 20%-24.5%) with high iron (up to 11. 9%) and low lead (lead 0,11%-0.67%).
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