The Chutu kingdom was located in the Deccan region of South India

South India

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 in the 3d and 4th centuries AD. Its capital was in Banavasi

Banavasi

Banavasi is an ancient temple town in Uttara Kannada District bordering Shivamogga district in the South Indian state of Karnataka .-History:Banavasi is one of the oldest towns in the Karnataka state...

 and it was ruled by a feudatory dynasty of the Satavahanas. Next to the edicts of Asoka, the inscriptions of the Chutu dynasty are the oldest documents found in the northern part of Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

 State.

Their coins are mostly of lead, belonging to Mulananda circa AD 125-345. One coin shows Arched hill (or Stupa?) with river motif below on the Obverse and Tree within railed lattice; nandipada to right on the Reverse.

Main kings

• Chutukulananda (30 BCE-70 CE)
• Mulananda (78-175 CE)
• Sivalananda (175-280 CE)

External links

• Chutus of Banavasi