Western Satraps

State · 43–489 CE · at its largest around 270 CE

Indo-Scythian rulers of western India with their capital at Ujjain, notably Rudradaman I, whose rule was ended by the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II.

On its lands while it lasted

• Ujjain (c. 600 BCE – c. 405 CE): Capital of Janapada of Avanti (600 BCE–405 BCE), Western Satraps (43–405).
• Washim (c. 260 CE): Capital of Vakataka Kingdom (260–500).
• Works of Kalidasa (c. 400 CE): Kalidasa, the most celebrated classical Sanskrit poet and dramatist, wrote Abhijnanashakuntalam and Meghaduta, probably in the Gupta period.
• Iron pillar of Delhi (c. 400 CE): Wrought-iron column over 7 m tall made in the Gupta era, remarkable for its resistance to corrosion over some 1,600 years.
• Vallabhi (c. 476–1948 CE): Capital of Maitraka Dynasty (476–731).

More on Wikipedia.