The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Indian kings who ruled between 388

388

Year 388 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus without colleague...

 and 456 CE

456

Year 456 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Avitus without colleague...

. The name "Traikutakas" seems to derived from the words for a three-peaked mountain ("Tri-kuta"). The Traikutakas are mentioned in Kalidasa

Kalidasa

Kālidāsa was a renowned Classical Sanskrit writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and dramatist in the Sanskrit language...

's Raghuvamsa

Raghuvamsa

Raghuwamsa or Raghu race is a legendary lineage of warrior kings tracing its ancestry to the Hindu solar deity Surya. Kalidasa's famous work, Raghuvaṃśa depicts the legend of this race. The progenitor of the lineage was Raghu, son of the emperor Dileepa. Raghu was father of Aja, and thus...

, in which they are located in the area of northern Konkan

Konkan

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. The dominions of the Traikutakas further included Aparanta

Aparanta

Aparanta, or Aparantaka was a geographical region of ancient India, variously corresponding to the northern Konkan, northern Gujarat, Kathiawar, Kachch and Sindh....

 and northern Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

.

The coins of the Traikutaras are found extensively in southern Gujarat, and southern Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 beyond the Ghats

Ghats

As used in many parts of South Asia, the term ghat refers to a series of steps leading down to a water body, usually a holy river. In Bengali-speaking regions, this set of stairs can lead down to something as small as a pond or as large as a major river....

. Their design is very close to that of the Western Satraps, from which they probably inherited some territories, and traces of the obverse legend with Greek

Greek alphabet

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 letters can still be seen.

The Traikutakas reckoned in a specific era, known as the Traikutaka era, or usually the Kalachuri or Chedi era, starting in 249 CE.

Trikuta-Abhiras

It is generally supposed that Traikutakas

Traikutakas

The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Indian kings who ruled between 388 and 456 CE. The name "Traikutakas" seems to derived from the words for a three-peaked mountain . The Traikutakas are mentioned in Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, in which they are located in the area of northern Konkan...

 were a different dynasty of Abhira, and hence are sometimes called Abhira-Traikutakas

Traikutakas

The Traikutakas were a dynasty of Indian kings who ruled between 388 and 456 CE. The name "Traikutakas" seems to derived from the words for a three-peaked mountain . The Traikutakas are mentioned in Kalidasa's Raghuvamsa, in which they are located in the area of northern Konkan...

 . Indradutta, Dahrasena & Vyaghrasena were well known kings from this dynasty. Traikutikas were known for their Vaishnava faith, who claimed to be Yadav of Haiheya branch and Dahrasena performed Ashvamedha yajna too

Traikutaka rulers

• Maharaja Indradatta (only mentioned on the coins of his son)
• Maharaja Dahrasena, son of Indradatta
• Maharaja Vyaghrasena, son of Dahrasena