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'''Avantivarman''' is believed to be the last king of the [[Varman dynasty]] of [[Kamarupa]] in present-day North-East India.<br />
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No direct evidence of this king exists, nor does this name appear anywhere in a historical record — the name Avanti Varma itself is reconstructed from the benedictory verses of a Sanskrit play ''Mudrarakshasa'' by Vishakhadatta.{{sfn|Sharma|1978|pp=xxxid}} According to some scholars, the "Avantivarma" of ''Mudrarakshasa'' is actually another king of the [[Maukhari]] dynasty.<ref>{{cite book |author=Baij Nath Puri |title=Studies in early history and administration in Assam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=37a1AAAAIAAJ |year=1968 |publisher=Gauhati University |page=48 }}</ref><br />
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According to Bargaon grant of Ratnapal, [[Mlechchha dynasty|Mlechchha]] king Salasthambha took over the rule of Kamarupa from the descendants of Naraka.{{sfn|Sharma|1978|p=xxx}} K.L. Barua states that there was a Mlechha revolt in Kamarupa and the leader of the Mlecchas usurped the throne by deposing Bhaskaravarman's immediate successor Avantivarman.<ref>{{cite book|title=Aspects of historical geography of Prāgjyotiṣa-Kāmarūpa (ancient Assam)|last= Sarkar|first=Ichhimuddin|year=1992|publisher= Naya Prokash|pages=295}}</ref> Mukunda Madhava Sharma theorizes that Salasthambha must have overthrown the immediate successor of [[Bhaskaravarman]].{{sfn|Sharma|1978|p=xxxi}} P.C Choudhury opines that Salasthambha, the founder of [[Mlechchha dynasty]] was known as Avantivarman.<ref>{{cite book|title= Assam's history and its graphics |last1=Pathak |first1=Guptajit |last2=Pathak |first2=Niranjan Ch |year=2008 |publisher=Mittal Publications |page=56}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pala dynasty (Kamarupa)|Pala Dynasty]]<br />
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=== Bibliography ===<br />
* {{cite book | last = Sharma<br />
| first = Mukunda Madhava<br />
| title = Inscriptions of Ancient Assam<br />
| publisher = Gauhati University, Assam<br />
| year = 1978<br />
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