Malavas

Malavas
4th century BCE–7th century CE
South Asia 150 BCE SATAVAHANAS MAHAMEGHA- VAHANAS SAMATATAS AUDUMBARAS YAUDHEYAS PAURAVAS VRISHNIS KUNINDAS INDO- GREEKS GRECO- BACTRIANS MITRAS ARJUNAYANAS MALAVAS SHUNGAS PANDYAS CHOLAS CHERAS LOULAN HAN DYNASTY class=notpageimage| Location on the Malavas and contemporary South Asian polities circa 150 BCE.[1]
Government	Aristocratic Republic
Legislature	Sabhā
History
• Established	4th century BCE
• Disestablished	7th century CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Avanti (Ancient India) Western Satraps Kingdom of Malwa (350–545) Chalukyas Kingdom of Valabhi Gurjara Confederacy
Today part of	India

The Malavas (Brahmi script: 𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀸𑀭𑀯 Mmālava) or Malwas were an ancient Indian tribe. They are believed to have lived in the Punjab region at the time of Alexander's invasion in the 4th century BCE.^[2] Later, the Malavas migrated southwards to present-day Rajasthan, and ultimately to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Their power gradually declined as a result of defeats against the Western Satraps (2nd century CE), the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century), and the Chalukya emperor Pulakeshin II (7th century).

The Malwa region in central India and the region of Punjab with the same name are both named after them.^[3] The Malava era, which later came to be known as Vikram Samvat, was probably first used by them.