[2] At the end of his career, after he had achieved overlordship over the Deccan, Pravarasena celebrated the Vājapeya sacrifice and formally assumed the imperial title of Samrāṭ.
[2] Pravarasena's capital was called Kanchanaka and has been identified with Nachna in the Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, where several early Vakataka inscriptions and contemporary structural remains have been found.
[3] This suggests that Pravarasena's original power base was in the Vindhyan region of present-day Madhya Pradesh, from which the Vakatakas spread southward into Maharashtra.
At its greatest extent, Pravarasena's empire covered almost the whole of the Deccan between the Narmada and Krishna rivers, while his sphere of influence extended over Malwa, Gujarat, Andhradesha, and southern Koshala.
[3] Pravarasena's unique imperial title, his expansive empire, and his performance of numerous Vedic sacrifices made him stand out as a particularly illustrious ruler in the eyes of posterity.