The Aulikara Empire was a short-lived power, founded by Yashodharman Vishnuvardhana of Malwa, a king of the Second Aulikara royal house. It was centered around the Malwa plateau, stretching from the Arabian Sea in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east, and from the Himalayas in the north to mountain Mahendra(Mahendragiri) in the south.