Kakusthavarma

Kakusthavarma
Dharmamahārājadhirāja
King of the Kadamba Kingdom
Reignr.c. 425 – 450 CE
PredecessorRaghu
Successor
IssueSantivarma and Krishnavarma I
HouseKadamba
FatherBhageerath
ReligionJainism

Kakusthavarma (r.c. 425 – 450 CE) or Kakusthavarman was a ruler of the Kadamba dynasty in South India. He succeeded his brother Raghu as king. Under Kakusthavarma's rule the Kadamba kingdom attained the height of its power and influence, and the Kadambas enjoyed close diplomatic relations with the great royal houses of India. The Talagunda and Halmidi inscriptions praise Kakusthavarma as a formidable Kadamba warrior.