Vallabhi was occupied as early as the
Harappan period, and was later part of the
Maurya Empire from about 322 BCE until 185 BCE. in the center and other Jain monks surrounding him and writing the canonical scriptures at Vallabhi. The
Satavahana dynasty ruled the area, off and on, from the late second century BCE until the early third century CE. The
Gupta Empire held the area from approximately 319 CE to 467 CE. The
Great Council of Vallabhi, was held under
Devardhigani Kshamashraman's guidance to preserve the remaining canonical texts of
Jainism. there in 454 CE, during the decline of the Gupta Empire. In the fifth century (CE), the first two
Maitraka rulers, Bhatarka and Dharasena I, only used the title of
Senapati (general). The third ruler, Dronasimha (Dronasena ), declared himself
Maharaja (literally "Great King"). King Guhasena came after him. Unlike his predecessors, the king stopped using the term
Paramabhattaraka Padanudhyata alongside his name, a term that denotes nominal allegiance to the Gupta overlords. He was succeeded by his son Dharasena II, who used the title
Mahadhiraja. The next ruler was his son, Siladitya-I Dharmaditya, who was described by the Chinese scholar and traveller
Xuanzang as a "monarch of great administrative ability and of rare kindness and compassion". Siladitya I was succeeded by his younger brother Kharagraha I. During the time of Kharagraha I, a copperplate grant was found from 616 CE that shows that his territories included
Ujjain. During the reign of the next ruler, his son Dharasena III, north Gujarat was assimilated into the kingdom. Dharasena II was succeeded by another son of Kharagraha I, Dhruvasena II, Baladitya. He married the daughter of
Harshavardhana and their son Dharasena IV assumed the imperial titles of
Paramabhattaraka Mahrajadhiraja Parameshvara Chakravartin and Sanskrit poet
Bhatti was his court poet. The next powerful ruler of this dynasty was Siladitya III. After him, Siladitya V ruled, and it is suspected that during his reign, there was an Arab Invasion. The last known ruler of the dynasty was Siladitya VII. ==List of Rulers==