Mathara dynasty | |||||||||||
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| c. 4th century CE–c. 5th century CE | |||||||||||
 Find spots and places of issue of the Mathara inscriptions | |||||||||||
| Capital | Simhapura | ||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Classical India | ||||||||||
• Established | c. 4th century CE | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 5th century CE | ||||||||||
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The Mathara (IAST: Māṭhara) dynasty ruled in the Kalinga region of eastern India during 4th and 5th centuries CE. Their territory included parts of the area between the present-day Ganjam district of Odisha in north and the Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh in the south. They appear to have been overthrown by the Pitrbhakta dynasty.