Budhagupta was a Gupta emperor and the successor of Kumaragupta 2. He was the son of Purugupta and was succeeded by Narasimhagupta Gupta Empire ruled entire India between c. 300 and 560 CE. This period witnessed for its achievements in the field of arts, architecture, sciences, Religion, and philosophy. Chandergupta 1 established himself as the first powerful ruler of the Gupta …
Kumaragupta 2, Kramaditya was another emperor of the Gupta Empire. He succeeded Purugupta & He was succeeded by Budhagupta He was son of Puru-gupta grandson of Kumaragupta 1, and great-grandson of Chandergupta 2 and Dhruvadevi. During 475 to 480 AD, A Hephthalite king Toramana broke through the Gupta defenses in the northwest of his empire. …
Purugupta was an important & powerful emperor of the Gupta dynasty, in northern India. Purugupta was another son of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta by his queen Anantadevi. He succeeded his half-brother Skandagupta. Kumaragupta 2 was his successor. Vishnugupta was grandson of Purugupta. Details of Puru-gupta are also available on Bhitari silver-copper seal of his grandson …
Ancient Hindu India, the Bharat, periodically gave birth to great warrior children, who had devoted their lives to defending mother India’s borders, and to preserving Sanatana Dharma values and traditions. Due to the sacrifices of these great warriors, of Sanatna Dharma that India has remained what it has always been, since last many centuries. Greeks …
Skanda Gupta was the eighth king of Gupta dynasty ruled from 3rd to fifth century in ancient India. Their capital was Pataliputra which is currently the capital of Bihar in Patna Skandagupta carried the title of Vikramaditya, which was to showcase his ability to rule the world, consequent to defeating Pushyamitras. Similarly, with his every …
Skandagupta was a son of the Gupta emperor, kumaragupta 1. He was a powerful king of ancient India. He restored the Gupta power by defeating many of his enemies, who may have been rebels or foreign invaders or traitors within his empire. He repulsed an invasion by the Indo-Hephthalites, probably the Kidarites. By defeating Pushyamitras …
“Kumaragupta’s silver coins describe him as a devotee of the god Vishnu. His gold, silver, and copper coins feature Vishnu’s vahana Garuda. He was also a devotee of the war god Karttikeya (Also known as Skanda) His coins feature Karttikeya seated on a peacock” Kumaragupta issued the large varieties of coins, which include following: 1. Archer …
Bandhu Varma or Bandhuvarman was the ruler of Mandsaur before Huna victory of Yashodharman. At the time of Gupta rulers in Malwa there is mention of one more dynasty of rulers. Sinhavarma was contemporary of Samudragupta (335-375 AD). he had two sons namely Chandravarman and Naravarman. Chandravarma moved from Malwa and established kingdom in Marwar. Narvarma remained ruler in Malwa. Narvarma had two sons namely Bandhu Varma and Bhim Varma. Guptas had increased …
Kumaragupta had at least two sons: Skandagupta and Purugupta. The inscriptions of Skandagupta, who became the next king, do not mention the name of his mother, in a departure from the tradition. Purugupta was the son of Mahadevi (queen) Anantadevi. (a Kadamba princess) A Bihar stone pillar inscription of Skandagupta suggests that Kumaragupta also married the sister of one of his ministers. Ghatotkacha-gupta …
Kumaragupta ruled his empire through his governors (Uparikas), who bore the title Maharaja (“great king”), and administered the provinces under his empire. The districts (vishayas) of the provinces were administered by district magistrates (Vishyapatis), who were supported by an advisory council comprising the town president or mayor (Nagara-Shreshtin) the representative of the merchant guild (Sarthavaha) the chief …