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Samudragupta
Maharajadhiraja
Coin of Samudragupta, with Garuda pillar, emblem of Gupta Empire. The name Sa-mu-dra in an early version of the Gupta Brahmi script, appears vertically under the left arm of the emperor.[1]
Gupta Emperor
Reign
c.335–375 CE
Predecessor
Chandragupta I, possibly Kacha
Successor
Chandragupta II, or possibly Ramagupta
Born
c. 318 CE Pataliputra, Magadha, Gupta Empire
(Modern day Patna, Bihar, India)
Died
c. 380 CE Pataliputra, Gupta Empire
Spouse
Dattadevi
Issue
Chandragupta II, and possibly Ramagupta
House
Gupta Dynasty
Father
Chandragupta I
Mother
Kumaradevi
Religion
Hinduism (Vaishnavism)
Military career
Battles/wars
Gupta conquests of Bengal
Gupta-Saka Wars
Gupta-Hunnic Wars
Inscription: Mahārājadhirāja Shrī Samudragupta "Great King of Kings, Lord Samudragupta" in the Gupta script, on the Allahabad pillar Samudragupta inscription.[2]
Gupta Empire 320 CE–550 CE
Gupta
(c. late 3rd century)
Ghatotkacha
(c. late 3rd century - 319)
Chandragupta I
(c. 319 – 335/350)
Kacha
(early 4th century?)
Samudragupta
(c. 335/350 – 375)
(Ramagupta)
(late 4th century?)
Chandragupta II
(380 – 413/415)
Kumaragupta I
(415 – 455)
Skandagupta
(455 - 467)
Purugupta
(467 – 473)
Kumaragupta II
(473 - 476)
Budhagupta
(476 – 495)
Narasimhagupta
(495 – ?)
(Bhanugupta)
(c. 510)
Vainyagupta
(c. 507)
Kumaragupta III
(c. 530)
Vishnugupta
(540 – 550)
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Samudragupta (Gupta script: Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta, (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political and military power.
The Allahabad Pillar inscription, a prashasti (eulogy) composed by his courtier Harisena, credits him with extensive military conquests. It suggests that he defeated several kings of northern India, and annexed their territories into his empire. He also marched along the south-eastern coast of India, advancing as far south as Kanchipuram in the Pallava kingdom. In addition, he subjugated several frontier kingdoms and tribal oligarchies. At the height of his power, his empire under his direct control extended from Ravi River in the west (present-day Punjab) to the Brahmaputra River in the east (present-day Assam), and from the Himalayan foothills in the north to central India in the south-west; several rulers along the south-eastern coast were also his tributaries. The inscription also states that many neighbouring rulers tried to please him, which probably refers to his friendly relations with them.
He performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice to prove his imperial sovereignty and remained undefeated in battle. His gold coins and inscriptions suggest that he was an accomplished poet, and also played musical instruments such as the veena. His expansionist policy was continued by his son and successor Chandragupta II.
^Allen, John (1914). Catalogue of the coins of the Gupta dynasties. pp. 1-2.
^Full inscription, Fleet, John Faithfull (1888). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 3. pp. 1-17.
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Sa-mu-dra in an early version of the Gupta Brahmi script, appears vertically under the left arm of the emperor.[1]
