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Gupta Dynasty in india

In the fourth century, a new dynasty emerged in North India. The name of this lineage was Guptavansh. Gupta Dynasty  ruled for about 300 years. During this dynasty, many areas were developed. The founder of this dynasty was Shri Gurupta. In the Gupta Dynasty genealogy, Sragupta, Ghatotakacha, Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Ramgupta, Chandragupta II, ruler of Skandagupta. There were three major rulers in this lineage - Chandragupta I, Samudragupta and Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya). Let's know about Gupta Dynasty / Period.

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Gupta Dynasty Commendation and charity(प्रशस्ति और चरित)


Commendation writing was developed in the Gupta Dynasty period. The citation was a special form of the record, in which the King was praised. These prashastas were written about the king's accomplishments as well as his greatness. Harisen, Vatsabhatti, Vasul etc. were the chief commendation writers. His testimonials are the main sources of information in the history of the Gupta Dynasty. Similarly, the history of Harshacharitra and Kadambari Harshvardhan period compiled by Banabhatta is known. Rampalcharit Pal describes the activities of Rampal and gives information about the then Bengal. Vikramankadevacharita was written on Chalukya king Vikramaditya.


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Chandragupta I in Gupta Dynasty


The power and importance of Magadha was abated in Kushanal. Chandragupta I restored it. He expanded Magadha to Saket (Ayodhya) and Prayag (Allahabad). He ruled from Pataliputra. He married the princess of the Lichchavi dynasty. With regard to this relation between the Magadha and the Lichchisans became good and the prestige of the Gupta Dynasty grew. Chandragupta had assumed the title of Maharajadhiraja.


Samudragupta in Gupta Dynasty


Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta I He was the greatest of all the secret rulers. He was a skilled warrior, scholar, musician and poet. Along with this he was also an efficient ruler. Although he himself was a follower of Hindu religion, he also respected Buddhism and Jainism. He adopted a policy of tolerance towards those religions.

In history, Samudragupta is named as a winner and empire maker. About his victory expedition, we get to know from the citation of Allahabad.Aan records and coins also get information about Samudragupta time. Most of the time's testimonials give information about the ancestors of the kings. In addition to Allahabad prashasti, there is also information about Chandragupta II's "Genealogy" (list of ancestors) about Samudragupta. These sources tell us that Samudragupta had also adopted the title of Maharajdiraj.



Harisena, the Darbari poet of Samudragupta, has written commendation in Sanskrit and has told that Samudragupta defeated nine states of northern India. These were the states - areas of Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh etc., which they had mixed in their empire. Samudragupta also won 12 South Indian states. These states were - Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Pallava etc. Records show that after the surrender of these states, Samudragupta returned their state, but on condition that they would continue to make and regularize him. Samudragupta also subjected the wild castes of central India to its own. Read more about Samudragupta >> Samudragupta

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Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya) in Gupta Dynasty


The successor of Samudragupta was his son Chandragupta II. Its second name was Devraj or Devgupta. It was also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya. Here is information about this from Mehrauli Iron Pillar. It is believed that when Rajguputt was ready to hand over his wife Dhruvadevi to the ruler of the suspense, Chandragupta entered the doubt camps and killed the ruler. Later, he killed Ramgupta and got married to Dhruv devi and became king himself. Udaygiri, the archives of Sanchi, Mathura, are the source of information about the time of the Iron Pillar records and coins Chandragupta II of Mehrauli (Delhi). From these sources, it is known that Chandragupta II defeated the doubts of Gujarat, Malwa and Saurashtra and subdued their regions. By this success Chandragupta II received Western Samudragupta. She got control over the harbor, Kambe and Sopara port. Because of this, he could increase the commerce of his state. He made Ujjayini his second capital.

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Kumar Gupta I in Gupta Dynasty


Kumaragupta I, like Chandragupta I and II and Samudragupta, was also a great ruler of the Gupta empire. He meets the information of the reign of Bhatri Memorandum, Bhilsaras Column Records, Garhwa Records and Manukvar Idol Records. Like many Gupta Dynasty kings, Kumaragupta I also removed coins. These coins get the necessary information about its reign. He ruled for 40 years. There are many names of Kumaragupta in these anecdotes - Shri Mahendra, Ajitmahindra, Mahindraress, Mahendrakumar etc.

Skanda gupta in Gupta Dynasty


Kumaragupta's son Skandagupta defeated the suspects and the hunts. He had assumed the title of Shakradaya. At this time the Hunas attacked many times from the northwest. The secretaries did not arrange the security of the north-western frontier of the empire. By taking advantage of this, the Hunas invaded India, from which the Gupta empire became weak and it started to collapse. After the decline of the Gupta Dynasty, many states emerged, the main ones - the state of Harshavardhana of Kannauj in northern India and the state of Pallavas of Chalukya and Kanchipuram of Varani in south India.

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