Dharasena was a Traikutaka ruler of the

Konkan The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...

coast. He was the son of the Traikutaka ruler Indradatta and succeeded him as king. He is known to have performed an ''

ashwamedha The Ashvamedha ( sa, अश्वमेध, aśvamedha, translit-std=IAST) was a horse sacrifice ritual followed by the Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion. It was used by ancient Indian kings to prove their imperial sovereignty: a horse accompa ...

'' horse sacrifice and was succeeded by his son Vyaghrasena.

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King Dahrasena expanded his realm, which soon bordered the

Vakataka The Vakataka dynasty () was an ancient Indian dynasty that originated from the Deccan in the mid-3rd century CE. Their state is believed to have extended from the southern edges of Malwa and Gujarat in the north to the Tungabhadra River in th ...

realm. This led to conflict and the Vakataka king

Narendrasena Narendrasena () was a ruler of the Nandivardhana-Pravarapura branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He succeeded his father Pravarasena II as Maharaja. Early life Narendrasena was possibly born to Ajnakabhattarika, who may have been the chief queen ...

, who with the help of his son & crown prince Prithivishena, probably defeated the Traikutikas, as later king Prithivishena's inscriptions refer to him twice rescuing the "sunken fortunes of his family". Coinage of Dharasena, Traikutaka Dynasty

Coinage of Dharasena, Traikutaka Dynasty

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