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Kharavela (lst-2nd c. A.D.) (Orissa)

Main sites: Khandagiri and Udayagiri

Caves at Ajanta, Aurangabad, Ele- phanta, Ellora; Shiva from Parel (Bombay) Main sites: Sarnath (Eastern school), Deogarh, Eran, Mathura (Central school), Mandasir and Samalaji (Western school). Temples and re- mains: Ahicchatra, Bhitargaon, Bhu- mara, Deogarh, Kuthara, Nachna, Ti- gawa and Udayagiri.

Vakatakas (275-550 A.D)

Gupta (320-510 A.D.) (N. India) C: Patna &

Ujjain

Pallava (325-897 A.D.) (S. India) C: Kanchipuram Caves : Bhairavakonda, Dalavanur,

Principal Monuments and Remains

Dynasty/Period C: Capital Mauryas (320-185 B.C.) (N.India) C: Patna

Mandagapattu, Mahabalipuram, Sit- tannavasal, Trichiriopoly. Temples and remains: Bahur and Kanchipuram.

Elephant of Dhauli, lion and bull cap- itals of Rampurva, lion capital of Sar- nath, lion pillar of Lauriy a Nandangarh, Yakshi of Didar Ganj, Ashokan rock and pillar edicts. Main sites at Sanchi and Bharhut-Bal- ustrade and torans at Bharhut, balus-' trade at Patna, balustrade at Bodhgaya, Sankarshana now in Lucknow Museum, Yaksha of Parkham, Yakshi of Beshnagar, Kal- padruma capital.

Western Gangas (450-985 A.D.) (Deccan) C: Talkad

Huge Jain saiijt statue at Sravanabela- gola. Remains: Talkad

Maitraka (475-766 A.D.) Remains: Karvan, Kotyarka, Roda and Samalaji.

Sungas 185-72 B.C.) (N.India)

Vardhana (500-648 A.D.) Remains:

Gwalior,

Kanauj and

Thanesar.

Early Western Chalukya

(543-755 A.D.) (Deccan)

Main sites : Aihole, Badami, Ma- hakutesvara and Pattadakal in SW Deccan, Alampur in S. Deccan, Auran- gabad, Elephanta, Eluru in NW Dec-

C: Badami

Cheta (180-100 B.C.) Caves at Khandagiri and Udayagiri.

200 A.D.) Main sites : Buddhist caves at Bedsa, Bhaja, Kanheri, Karli, Kondane, Nasik, Pithalkhora; Cave 10 at Ajanta; the great stupa at Amravati.

Satavahana (200-B.C (Deccan) C: Paithan

Pandya (590-920 A.D.) (S. India) C: Madurai

Main sites: Madurai and Srirangam. Caves : Kalugumalai, Kunnakudi, Tirumalaipuram and Tirupparamkun-

Indo-Greek (200 B.C. - 200 A.D.)

Remains : Bahlol, Charsada, Hadda, Jamal Garhi, Loriyan Tangai, Sahri, Shahbaz, Garhi, Taxila.

Temples and remains: Lalitpura, Mar- tand and Parihasapura.

Karkota (600-850)

Kushan (78-200 A.D.) (N. India)

Early Eastern Gangas (6th-late 9th c. A.D) (Orissa) C:Mukhalingam

Main sites: Gandhara, Swat Valley and Mathura-Statue of King Kan- ishka, Yakshi from Bhutesar, Jain Ay- agapata, Katra Buddha; . Bodhisattvas from Maholi, Sravasti and Sarnath, statues of Lakshmi and Kubera.

Mainsite: Mukhalingam.

Eastern Chalukyas (Deccan) (624-1061 A.D.) Main sites : Bhimawaram, Bikkavolu

and Vijayawada. Temples and re- mains: Bikkavolu, Draksarama, Vengi and Vijayawada.

Ikshvaku (175-200 A.D.) (Deccan)

Stupa and remains at Nagarjunakonda and Goli.