The ruler Vindhyashakti during the period preceding the Gupta Age is a

The ruler Vindhyashakti during the period preceding the Gupta Age is associated with which one of the following dynasties ?

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Vakatakas

Chalukyas

Kalachuris

Sungas

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Vindhyashakti is widely regarded as the founder of the Vakataka dynasty. The Vakatakas rose to prominence in the Deccan around the mid-3rd century CE, a period immediately preceding or overlapping with the rise of the Gupta Empire in Northern India.

The Vakatakas were a significant power in central and southern India for about two centuries after the decline of the Satavahana dynasty and before the complete dominance of the Guptas. Vindhyashakti established the dynasty’s control over a substantial territory.

The Chalukyas rose much later (6th century CE onwards). The Kalachuris also emerged later (around 6th century CE in some regions, 8th-12th centuries CE in others). The Sungas ruled in Northern India after the Mauryas (2nd-1st centuries BCE). Therefore, the Vakatakas, founded by Vindhyashakti, are the dynasty associated with the period preceding the Gupta Age among the given options.

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