Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala

Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala
c. 7th century CE–c. 8th century CE
South Asia 600 CE MORIS PANDYAS LICCHAVIS CHOLAS ZHANGZHUNG CHERAS SAMATATAS KAMARUPA VISHNU- KUNDINAS PALLAVAS ALUPAS NEZAKS ALCHONS KALINGAS PANDUVAMSHIS GAUDA SHAILODBHAVAS GONANDAS KANNAUJ TAKKA WESTERN TURKS TOCHARIANS VALABHI SINDH MANDAVYA- PURA LATER GUPTAS THANESAR CHALUKYAS EARLY KALA- CHURIS PERSIAN EMPIRE class=notpageimage| Location of the Panduvamshis of Dakshina Kosala and neighbouring South Asian polities circa 600 CE.[1]
Capital	Sirpur, Mahasamund
Religion	Hinduism Buddhism
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Early medieval period
• Established	c. 7th century CE
• Disestablished	c. 8th century CE
Preceded by Succeeded by Sharabhapuriya dynasty Somavamshi dynasty

The Panduvamshis (IAST: Pāṇḍuvaṁśī) or Pandavas (IAST: Pāṇḍava) were an Indian dynasty that ruled the historical Dakshina Kosala region in present-day Chhattisgarh state of India, during the 7th and the 8th centuries. They may have been related to the earlier Panduvamshis of Mekala: both dynasties claimed lunar lineage and descent from the legendary Pandavas.

After the fall of the Sharabhapuriyas in the late 6th century, Dakshina Kosala appears to have been controlled by petty chiefs until the Panduvamshis gained control of the region. The Panduvamshis may have captured a part of the neighbouring Utkala and Vidarbha regions at different times, but their control of these regions did not last long.

Their capital was probably located at Shripura (modern Sirpur). The later Somavamshi dynasty, which claimed lunar lineage, appears to have been related to them, but this cannot be said with certainty.