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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Dharasena<br />
| title = <br />
| succession = [[Traikutaka dynasty|Traikutaka ruler]]<br />
| image = Dharasena, Traikutaka Dynasty.jpg<br />
| image_size = 300<br />
| caption = Silver coin of king Dharasena.<br>''Obv:'' Bust of king.<br>''Rev:'' [[Chaitya]] and star.[[Brāhmī script|Brahmi]] inscription:<br><div class="center">[[File:Dharasena coin legend, Traikutaka Dynasty.jpg|300px|Dharasena coin legend, Traikutaka Dynasty]]<br>''"Maharajendradattaputra Parama-Vaisnava Sri-Maharaja Dahrasena"''<br>"The glorious king Dahrasena, foremost follower of [[Vishnu]], and son of king Indradatta".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rapson |first1=E. J. (Edward James) |title=Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty |date=1908 |publisher=London : Printed by order of the Trustees |page=198 |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogueofcoins00brit/page/198/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref></div><br />
| reign = {{circa|440|465 CE}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sen |first=Sailendra Nath |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&dq=indradatta+traikutaka&pg=PA626 |title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization |date=1999 |publisher=New Age International |isbn=978-81-224-1198-0 |language=en}}</ref><br />
| coronation = <br />
| predecessor = Indradatta<br />
| successor = Vyaghrasena<br />
| spouse = <br />
| issue = Vyaghrasena<br />
| dynasty = [[Traikutaka dynasty]]<br />
| father = Indradatta<br />
| mother = <br />
| religion = [[Vaishnavism]](Hinduism)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dharasena''' was a [[Traikutaka dynasty|Traikutaka]] ruler of the [[Konkan]] coast. He was the son of the Traikutaka ruler Indradatta and succeeded him as king. He is known to have performed an ''[[ashwamedha]]'' horse sacrifice <ref>{{cite book|author=Sailendra Nath Sen|title=Ancient Indian History and Civilization|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wk4_ICH_g1EC&pg=PA426|accessdate=3 January 2011|date=1 January 1999|publisher=New Age International|isbn=978-81-224-1198-0|pages=426–}}</ref><ref name = "altekar">{{cite book |author1=A.S. Altekar |editor1-last=Majumdar |editor1-first=R.C. |editor2-last=Altekar |editor2-first=A.S. |title=The Vakataka-Gupta Age |date=2007 |publisher=Motilal Banarsi Dass |isbn=9788120800434 |page=110}}</ref><ref name="abhiras"/> and was succeeded by his son Vyaghrasena.<ref name="abhiras">{{cite book|last1=Mookerji|first1=Radhakumud|title=The gupta empire|date=2007|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|location=Delhi|isbn=9788120804401|edition=5th|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYXDB2gIYbwC&pg=PA26 |accessdate=19 July 2016|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Reign==<br />
King Dharasena expanded his realm, which soon bordered the [[Vakataka dynasty|Vakataka]] realm. This led to conflict and the Vakataka king [[Narendrasena]], who with the help of his son & crown prince [[Prithivishena II|Prithivishena]], probably defeated the Traikutikas, as later king [[Prithivishena II|Prithivishena's]] inscriptions refer to him twice rescuing the "sunken fortunes of his family".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Upinder |title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India From the Stone Age to the 12th Century |date=2016 |publisher=Pearson India Education Services |isbn=9788131716779 |page=483}}</ref> <br />
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[[File:Coinage of Dharasena, Traikutaka Dynasty.jpg|thumb|center|350px|Coin types of Dharasena.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rapson |first1=E. J. (Edward James) |title=Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty |date=1908 |publisher=London : Printed by order of the Trustees |page=198 |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogueofcoins00brit/page/198/mode/2up?view=theater}}</ref>]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Abhira dynasty]]<br />
*[[Konkan]]<br />
*[[Kumaragupta I]] <br />
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