- Chutu
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Coin of the Chutu ruler Mulananda c. 125-345 CE. Lead Karshapana 14.30g. 27 mm.
Obv.: Arched hill/stupa with river motif below.
Rev.: Tree within railed lattice, triratana to right.The Chutu kingdom (kannada: ಚುಟು) was located in the Deccan region of South India in the 3d and 4th centuries AD. Its capital was in Banavasi 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 State.[1]
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.[2]
Main kings
- Chutukulananda (30 BCE-70 CE)
- Mulananda (78-175 CE)
- Sivalananda (175-280 CE)
References
- ^ George Mark Moraes, The Kadamba Kula: a history of ancient and mediaeval Karnataka, Asian Educational Services, New Delhi, (reprint)
- ^ Coins of the Chutus of Banavasi Attribution:Mitchiner CSI 34
External links
Categories:- Indian history stubs
- History of India
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