The only record that provides a firm chronological basis for Vakataka dynastic history is the Hisse-Borala stone inscription of Devasena, a ruler of the Vatsagulma branch, which contains a precise calendar date of year 380 of the Saka era (corresponding to 457/58 CE).

[10][11][12] This marriage secured the southern border of the Vakataka dominions, including that of the Vatsagulma branch who were traditional enemies of Kuntala.

[16] However,R in his twenty-third regnal year, Pravarasena had entered into the territory of the Gupta empire with his army, as he issued an inscription while encamped at Tripuri (located near present-day Jabalpur) on the northern bank of the Narmada River.

The Ramtek Kevala Narasimha temple inscription states that following the death of Ghatotkachagupta, the brother of his widow had brought her back home by force.

[18] Pravarasena's administration was characterized by the appointment of officials styled Senapati as either viceroys or as a kind of "high commissioner" to oversee subordinate states within the Vakataka realm.

Unlike his parents who were Vaishnavites, Pravarasena was an ardent Shaivite who was known throughout his long reign as Paramamaheshwara, meaning a devout worshipper of Maheshwara or Shiva.

The sacred hill compound at Ramagiri, located north of Nandivardhana, had developed into a sort of official state sanctuary dedicated to Vishnu and his avatars, primarily due to the patronage of Prabhavatigupta.

The endowment of brahmins with tax free land on the periphery of the kingdom may have served to spread and reinforce the dharmic religious and social order.

[24] Pravarasena has often been credited with authoring a Maharashtri Prakrit poem named Setubandha or Ravanavaho which details the exploits of Rama in Lanka against the demon-king Ravana.

In 454/55 there seems to have been instability and infighting in the lands north of the Vakataka kingdom, possibly due to a Gupta succession crisis following the death of Kumaragupta.

Bakker suggests that Pravarasena may have invaded the Gupta territories during this time to establish his authority in the region to the north of the Narmada, and died soon thereafter.

[18] Following Pravarasena's death a succession struggle may have broken out in the Vakataka realm itself, from which Crown Prince Narendrasena ultimately emerged victorious and succeeded his father as Maharaja.