The Kadambaa or Kadamba dynasty and Gangaa or Ganga dynasty were the rulers in certain parts of Karnataka. Of them the Kadmabaas were in power from 345 A.D. to 525 A.D., in the North
Karnataka, and Banavasi was their capital and power center. Later on they became the vassals of the Raashtrakutas and the Chaalukyas.
The Gangaas, also known as West Ganga dynasty, came up after the fall of the Shata Vahanas and from 350 to 550 A.D they were in power and their reign is seen to have continued till the 10th century, though not very strong during the last phase.