Pitrbhakta dynasty
Pitrbhakta dynasty | |||||||||||
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| c. 5th century CE–c. 6th century CE | |||||||||||
| Capital | Simhapura | ||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Historical era | Classical India | ||||||||||
• Established | c. 5th century CE | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 6th century CE | ||||||||||
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The Pitrbhakta (IAST: Pitṛbhakta) dynasty ruled in the Kalinga region of eastern India in the fifth century CE. Their territory included parts of the present-day northern Andhra Pradesh and the southern Odisha. They probably overthrew the Mathara dynasty.