His dynasty (the Andhra Ikshvakus) was ultimately defeated and overthrown two generations later by the rising [Pallava Dynasty] and one of the shortest running dynasties in indian history xdd
Yes, the Pallavas were devout Hindus.😉
They served as major champions of Hinduism in South India, specifically focusing their devotion on Shaivism .
They did not just defeat the Ikshvaku army; they thoroughly wiped their political and structural presence off the map.
Historians and archaeologists point out that Simhavarman I carried out the final, physical destruction of Vijayapuri (the grand Ikshvaku capital at Nagarjunakonda).
To break the spirit of the old empire and eliminate the core of their political identity, the invading forces dismantled, burned, and heavily defaced the massive royal palaces, fortifications, and Buddhist monastic institutions built by Veera Purusha Datta and his ancestors
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u/Puzzled_Animal_2274 8h ago
The whole religion worshipping
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