Indus Temples and Saurashtra

Abstract

By the beginning of the sixth century CE, Saurashtra saw the rise of the Maitraka kings of Valabhi, under the suzerainty of the Gupta dynasty in Central and Northern India. Dronasimha (ca. 520-50) was the first to use the Gupta Era in his charters. At the time, Garulaka chieftains ruled as Maitraka vassals in western Saurashtra. According to M. A. Dhaky’s summary of their patronage and rule, the Maitrakas’ ascent “as an eminent power begins from the reign of Guhasena (ca. 555— 570),  . . .