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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.
Dattadevi was the wife of Gupta King Samudragupta. [3] [4] She was the mother of Samudragupta's son and successor Chandragupta II, [5] She was most probably married to Samudragupta during his educational career. [2] Harisena, Samudragupta's court poet and close friend, played an important role in the marriage of Samudragupta to Dattadevi. [6]
Continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta: historical evidence suggests that he defeated the Western Kshatrapas, and extended the Gupta empire from the Indus River in the west to the Bengal region in the east, and from the Himalayan foothills in the north to the Narmada River in the south. Kumara-Gupta I: 415–455 CE
Chandragupta I (Gupta script: Cha-ndra-gu-pta, r. c. 319–335 CE) was a monarch of the Gupta Empire, who ruled in northern and central India.His title Mahārājadhirāja ("Great king of kings") suggests that he was the first suzerain ruler of the dynasty.
Harisena was a 4th-century Sanskrit poet, panegyrist and a court official. [1] He was an important figure in the court of Gupta emperor, Samudragupta.His most famous poem, written c. 345 C.E., describes the bravery of Samudragupta and is inscribed on the Allahabad Pillar.
The early portion of the Prayag prashasti of Samudragupta mentions that Samudragupta "uprooted" three kings: Achyuta, Nagasena, and another ruler, whose name is lost in the damaged portion of the inscription. [3] [4] According to the inscription, Samudragupta reinstated these rulers after they sought his forgiveness. [5] [6]
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In his support, Majumdar cites two copper-plate grant inscriptions attributed to the years 5 (found at Nalanda) and 9 (found at Gaya). Assuming these inscriptions are dated in the Gupta era (like other Gupta inscriptions), this would imply that Samudragupta ascended the throne in or before year 5 of the Gupta era.