Utpala dynasty

Utpala dynasty was a state in Indus, Punjab and Kashmir (South Asia) that lasted from c. 855 to 939 CE, about 84 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

Kashmiri dynasty founded by Avantivarman, whose engineer Suyya drained swamps and regulated the Jhelum to open new farmland. Palace guards and weak kings dominated its later reigns.

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Facts

Dates

c. 855 to 939 CE

Duration

84 years

Type

State

Region

Indus, Punjab and Kashmir, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Avantipura, Srinagar

Came from

• Karkota dynasty c. 625 to 855 CE

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty c. 730 to 1036 CE
• Rashtrakuta dynasty 753 to 982 CE
• Kingdom of Mewar c. 728 to 1949 CE
• Kamarupa c. 350 to 1140 CE
• Western Ganga dynasty c. 350 to 1000 CE
• Chahamanas of Shakambhari c. 650 to 1194 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East

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