Pravarasena II

Pravarasena II
Mahārāja
The royal seal of Pravarasena II attached to the Tirodi plates, dated to his 23rd regnal year. The legend on the seal reads: "(This is) the enemy-chastising command of Pravarasēna, the ornament of the Vākāṭakas, who has attained royal fortune by inheritance."[1]
Reign	c. 420 – 455 CE
Predecessor	Damodarasena
Successor	Narendrasena
Spouse	Ajnakabhattarika
House	Vakataka
Father	Rudrasena II
Mother	Prabhavatigupta

Vakataka dynasty c. 250 - 510 CE
Vindhyashakti c. 250 - 275 Pravarasena I c. 275 - 335
Nandivardhana-Pravarapura Branch
Rudrasena I c. 335 - 360 Prithivishena I c. 360 - 385 Rudrasena II c. 385 - 390 Prabhavatigupta (regent) c. 390 - 410 Damodarasena c. 410 - 420 Pravarasena II c. 420 - 455 Narendrasena c. 455 - 480 Prithivishena II c. 480 - 500
Vatsagulma Branch
Sarvasena I c. 325 - 355 Vindhyasena (Vindhyashakti II) c. 355 - 400 Pravarasena II c. 400 - 415 Sarvasena II c. 415 - 455 Devasena c. 455 - 480 Harishena c. 480 - 510
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Pravarasena II (r. c. 420 – 455 CE) was a ruler of the Nandivardhana-Pravarapura branch of the Vakataka dynasty. He was the son of Rudrasena II and Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. He succeeded his brother Damodarasena as Maharaja. Pravarasena's reign seems to have been mostly peaceful and prosperous, and is noted for an efflorescence of religious patronage.