The inscription of Gupta ruler Chandragupta II at Sanchi.
Material
Stone
Created
circa 375–415 CE
Present location
Sanchi, Raisen, India
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The Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II is an epigraphic record documenting a donation to the Buddhist establishment at Sanchi in the reign of king Chandragupta II (circa CE 375–415). It is dated year 93 in the Gupta era.
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The SanchiinscriptionofChandraguptaII is an epigraphic record documenting a donation to the Buddhist establishment at Sanchi in the reign of king Chandragupta...
identify him with King Chandra of the Delhi iron pillar inscription. ChandraguptaII continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta through...
the dependents (of the king), and who has acquired banners of victory and fame in many battles" — SanchiinscriptionofChandraguptaII, 412-413 CE. Temple...
alphabet of the Eran inscriptionof Samudragupta (who must have been Ramagupta's predecessor) and the SanchiinscriptionofChandraguptaII (who must have been...
Hindu mythology. The site has important inscriptionsof the Gupta dynasty belonging to the reigns ofChandraguptaII (c. 375-415) and Kumaragupta I (c. 415-55)...
accession of his successor Satakarni. A dedicatory inscription under "King Sri Satakarni" at Sanchi is thought to date to the time of Satakarni II. The Siri-Satakani...
of glory, and earned the title Prakrama (valourous). The Mathura stone inscriptionofChandraguptaII describes Samudragupta as an "exterminator of all...
preserved Sanchi lion capital which crowned the very clumsily inscribed Schism Edict ofSanchi. According to Irwin, the Brahmi inscriptions on the Sarnath...
Edicts of Ashoka of the worst quality, namely, very poorly engraved Schism Edicts on the Sanchi and Sarnath pillars, their only inscriptions. This approach...
ruling dynasty of the empire was founded by Gupta and the most notable rulers of the dynasty were Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, ChandraguptaII, Kumaragupta...
following sources: The Junagadh rock inscriptionof Rudradaman (c. 150 CE) prefixes "Maurya" to the names Chandragupta and Ashoka. The Puranas (c. 4th century...
Sanskrit title Amitraghāta ("slayer of enemies"). Bindusara was the son of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta and the father of its most famous ruler Ashoka...
Bhitari inscription may have been the result of events that happened after his death. Kumaragupta was a son of the Gupta emperor ChandraguptaII and Queen...
geometrical facets. The iron pillar of Delhi, which features an inscriptionofChandraguptaII (c.375-415 CE) The Bhitari pillar of Skandagupta (c.455–c.467 CE)...
Indo-Greeks. Three inscriptions are known from Yavana donors at Sanchi, the clearest of which reads "Setapathiyasa Yonasa danam" ("Gift of the Yona of Setapatha")...
unidentified). Similarly, in an inscription found at Sanchi, Sarnath, and Kosam, Ashoka mandates that the dissident members of the sangha should be expelled...
suggested that "Priyadarsi" was a king in his own right, probably the son ofChandragupta Maurya known to the Greeks as Amitrochates, and Ashoka was either just...
pillar of Rampurva, or the pillar of Vaishali do not have inscriptions. A few other pillars (the pillars ofSanchi, Sarnath, Rummindei and Nigali Sagar)...
following Kanishka II. His rule is recorded at Mathura, in Gandhara and as far south as Sanchi (near Vidisa), where several inscriptions in his name have...
by ChandraguptaII in his "conquest of the whole world". Sridharavarman is known from two inscriptions: the first one is the Kanakerha inscription at...
BCE Coin of Gupta ChandraguptaII with pseudo-Greek legend in the obverse. 4th century CE Heracles depiction of Vajrapani as the protector of the Buddha...
Empire period, 3rd century BCE. This would correspond to the reign ofChandragupta, his son Bindusara or his grandson Ashoka, who are all known to have...
similar to those of Bharhut or Sanchi Stupa No. 2 can be found in Mathura, dating to approximately 150-100 BCE. A dedicatory inscription by Dhanabhuti at...