Pushyamitras
Sign in to savethumb|The Pushyamitras lived on the banks of the Narmada River. thumb|Political situation in India in 450 CE. The Pushyamitras were a tribe who lived in Central India during the 5th century CE. Living on the banks of the river Narmada, they are believed to have posed a serious threat to the Gupta Empire during the late period of Kumaragupta I's reign.
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- Origin
- History
- Existence
- War against the Guptas
- See also
- References
thumb|The Pushyamitras lived on the banks of the Narmada River. thumb|Political situation in India in 450 CE. The Pushyamitras were a tribe who lived in Central India during the 5th century CE. Living on the banks of the river Narmada, they are believed to have posed a serious threat to the Gupta Empire during the late period of Kumaragupta I's reign.
==Origin== K. P. Jayaswal believed that the Pushyamitras were in western Malava and were known, in the Gupta period, as Avantyas who were under or in the confederacy of the Abhiras.