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...
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Gupta Empire (section Samudragupta)
cultural developments which took place primarily during the reigns of Samudragupta, Chandragupta II and Kumaragupta I. Many Hindu epics and literary sources...
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Allahabad Pillar (section Samudragupta inscription)
notable for containing later inscriptions attributed to the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century CE). Also engraved on the stone are inscriptions by the...
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princess Kumaradevi helped him extend his political power. Their son Samudragupta further expanded the Gupta Empire. He converted the Principality of Pataliputra...
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Gupta King Samudragupta. She was the mother of Samudragupta's son and successor Chandragupta II, She was most probably married to Samudragupta during his...
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inscription. Chandragupta II continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta through military conquests and marital alliances. Historical evidence...
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described as a Dharmavijayin, participated in the Deccan campaigns of Samudragupta, but lacked aggressive expansionist policies. The conquest of Kuntala...
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Kacha (king) (section Samudragupta)
king Samudragupta. Kacha's identity is a matter of debate among modern historians: two popular theories are that he was either same as Samudragupta, or...
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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...
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great-grandson Samudragupta's Prayagraaj Pillar inscription, and is repeated verbatim in several later records of the dynasty: Samudragupta the Mahārājādhirāja...
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Kamarupa kingdom. It was established by Pushyavarman, a contemporary of Samudragupta. The earlier Varmans were subordinates of the Gupta Empire, but as the...
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weight standard, techniques and designs, following the conquests of Samudragupta in the northwest. The imagery on Gupta coins then became more Indian...
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Samudra Gupta (poet) (redirect from Samudragupta (poet))
Samudra Gupta (born Abdul Mannan; June 23, 1946 – July 19, 2008) was a Bangladeshi poet and journalist. Gupta was a strong critic of both communalism and...
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was vast and covered most of the Indian subcontinent. Chandragupta I, Samudragupta, Chandragupta II and Skandagupta were some of its mightiest rulers. It...
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records of the Gupta dynasty. According to the official Gupta genealogy, Samudragupta's successor was Chandragupta II, whose queen was Dhruvadevi. It is possible...
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Eran (section Inscription of Samudragupta)
inscriptions); Airikina (Sanskrit: ऐरिकिण, as mentioned in the inscription of Samudragupta) or Erikina (as mentioned in the inscription of Toramana) is derived...
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common animal to appear on the coinage. The Mitra dynasty was ended when Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire annexed Kosambi in the middle of the 4th century...
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Nalgonda (section Invasion of Samudragupta)
Pallavas and Yadavas fought for supremacy over the region. However, after Samudragupta (c. 335 AD – c. 375 AD) invaded and conquered most of India, the area...
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inscription of Samudragupta, a ruler of the Gupta Empire. According to historical records, the Yaudheyas acknowledged the authority of Samudragupta and submitted...
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defeats against the Western Satraps (2nd century CE), the Gupta emperor Samudragupta (4th century), and the Chalukya emperor Pulakeshin II (7th century)....
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the reign of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta, the "Nepalas" are mentioned among the tribes subjugated by him: (Samudragupta, whose) formidable rule was propitiated...
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by Samudragupta, a powerful Gupta emperor. Achyuta Naga was the last independent ruler of Panchala. He was defeated by the Gupta Emperor Samudragupta, after...
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visible in Sanchi, which also influenced Gupta art. With the conquests of Samudragupta (r.c. 335/350-375 CE) and Chandragupta II (r.c. 380 – c. 415 CE), the...
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claims to be a part of the Skanda Purana, the largest Mahāpurāṇa. On Samudragupta's Allahabad Pillar, Nepal is mentioned as a border country. This trichotomy...
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Composed by Harisena, the court poet and minister of Samudragupta, it describes Samudragupta's reign, beginning from his accession to the throne as the...
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inscriptions. The earliest description of him occurs in his grandson Samudragupta's Allahabad Pillar inscription, and is repeated verbatim in several later...
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[Perfection has been attained]! The son of the Mahârâjâdhirâja, the glorious Samudragupta, who was the exterminator of all kings; who had no antagonist (of equal...
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emperor Samudragupta (ruled 350-375 CE) recorded Madraka as a "frontier kingdom" which paid an annual tribute. This was recorded by Samudragupta's Allahabad...
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defeated by Samudragupta, but were later released and paid him tribute. The verse from the Allahabad stone pillar inscription of Samudragupta which mentions...
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Indian emperor Samudragupta recorded Abhira as a "frontier kingdom" which paid an annual tribute. This was recorded by Samudragupta's Allahabad Pillar...
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