Alupa dynasty

Alupa Dynasty
Alupa Dynasty
200–1444
	Coinage of the Alupas. Uncertain ruler, Chattopadhyaya Type II. Legend śri pa/ndya dhana/jaya in Devanagari. 14th century CE
	South Asia; 600 CE MORIS PANDYAS LICCHAVIS CHOLAS ZHANGZHUNG CHERAS SAMATATAS KAMARUPA VISHNU-; KUNDINAS PALLAVAS ALUPAS NEZAKS ALCHONS KALINGAS PANDUVAMSHIS GAUDA MAUKHARIS SHAILODBHAVAS GONANDAS WESTERN; TURKS TOCHARIANS VALABHI SINDH MANDAVYA-; PURA LATER GUPTAS THANESAR CHALUKYAS EARLY; KALA-; CHURIS PERSIAN; EMPIRE The Alupas and neighbouring South Asian polities c. 600 CE.
Capital	Mangalore, Udyavara, Barkur
Common languages	Tulu Kannada
Religion	Jain Bunt
Government	Monarchy
King
History
• Established	200
• Disestablished	1444
	Succeeded by
Chowta dynasty (Tulu Nadu)

The Alupa dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled from 200 to 1444 A.D. in Southern India. They were local feudatories at different times under major dynasties such as the Kadambas, Chalukyas, Rashtrakutas and later Vijaynagara The kingdom they ruled was known as Alvakheda Arusasira, and its territory spanned the coastal districts of the modern Indian state known as Karnataka, including Kasaragod district of present-day Kerala. The Alupas played a significant role in the political, cultural, and religious history of coastal Karnataka.