| House of Varman | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Coinage_of_Yasovarman.jpg) Possible coinage of Yashovarman.[1] Obverse: abstract Kushan-style king standing, Kidara monogram to inner right. Reverse: Abstract Ardoxsho seated facing, Brahmi script legend “Sri Yasova” to right, “rma” to left. | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:South_Asia_non_political,_with_rivers.jpg) &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Map_of_the_Varmans.png) Map of the Varman territory at the time of Yashovarman, circa 700 CE.[2] | |
| Founded | 725 |
| Founder | Yashovarman |
| Final ruler | Bhoja |
| Seat | Kannauj |
| Titles | Maharajadhiraja of Kannauj |
| Dissolution | 770 |
The Varman dynasty was a dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Kannauj from the mid 7th century to the late 8th century.[3] It was founded by Yashovarman, who filled the power vacuum created after emperor Harshavardhana's death.
- ^ Cribb, Joe (April 2017). "Early Medieval Kashmir Coinage – A New Hoard and An Anomaly". Numismatic Digest. 40: 110.
- ^ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 146, map XIV.2 (e). ISBN 0226742210.
- ^ Map of the territory of the Varman dynasty in Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 146, map XIV.2 (e). ISBN 0226742210.