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Malavas
Sign in to saveThe Malavas (Brahmi script: 𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀯 Mālava) or Malwas were an ancient Indian tribe and confederation. They are a federation attested in various states in North and Central India. The modern regions of Malwa (Punjab) and Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are eponyms attributed to them. Their power gradually declined as a result of defeats against the Western Satraps (2nd century CE), the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century), and the Chalukya emperor Pulakeshin II (7th century).
Key facts
- Former country.common_name
- Malavas
- Former country.linking_name
- the Kingdom of Malwa
- Former country.native_name
- Mālava-deśa or Mālava-gaṇa
- Former country.conventional_long_name
- Malavas
- Former country.year_start
- c. 4th century BCE
- Former country.year_end
- c. 7th century CE
- Former country.religion
- Historical Vedic religion Jainism Buddhism Ajivikism
- Former country.government_type
- Aristocratic republic
- Former country.p1
- Avanti (Ancient India)
- Former country.p2
- Western Satraps
- Former country.s1
- Chalukyas
- Former country.s2
- Kingdom of Valabhi
- Former country.s3
- Gurjara Confederacy
- Former country.today
- India
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- Vedic Era
- Macedonian Empire
- Territorial Extent
- Conflict against the Western Satraps
- Conflict with the Guptas
- Post-Gupta period
- Present-day Gujarat
- Present-day Madhya Pradesh
- Malavagan era
- Rulers
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
The Malavas (Brahmi script: 𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀯 Mālava) or Malwas were an ancient Indian tribe and confederation. They are a federation attested in various states in North and Central India. The modern regions of Malwa (Punjab) and Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are eponyms attributed to them. Their power gradually declined as a result of defeats against the Western Satraps (2nd century CE), the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century), and the Chalukya emperor Pulakeshin II (7th century).
The Malava era, which later came to be known as Vikram Samvat, may have been first used by them.