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ARTICLES RELATED TO Gupta Empire - Origins | | | |  Gupta Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - OriginsThe origins of the Guptas are shrouded in obscurity. The Chinese traveller I-tsing provides the first evidence of the Gupta kingdom in Magadha. He came to India in 672 CE and heard of 'Maharaja Sri-Gupta' who built a temple for Chinese pilgrims near Mrigasikhavana. I-tsing gives the date for this event merely as '500 years before'. This does not match with other sources and hence we can assume that I-tsing's computation was a mere guess.
The most likely date for the reign of Sri-Gupta is c. 240-280 CE His successor Ghatotkacha ruled p ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha, Gupta Empire - Gupta arts, Gupta Empire - Gupta literature, Gupta Empire - Legacy of the Gupta Empire Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Origins |
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| | | | Gupta Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Origins The origins of the Guptas are shrouded in obscurity. The Chinese traveller I-tsing provides the first evidence of the Gupta kingdom in Magadha. He came to India in 672 CE and heard of 'Maharaja Sri-Gupta' who built a temple for Chinese pilgrims near Mrigasikhavana. I-tsing gives the date for this event merely as '500 years before'. This does not match with other sources and hence we can assume that I-tsing's computation was a mere guess.
The most likely date for the reign of Sri-Gupta is c. 240-280 CE His successor Ghatotkacha ruled probably from c. 280-319 CE In contrast to his successor, he is also re ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Origins |
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| | | | Gupta Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupta era left a deep and wide cultural impact not only in the subcontinent but on the adjacent Asian countries as well. We get plenty of information about this illustrious dynasty through coins, inscriptions, monuments and Sanskrit classics.
The Gupta rulers were great conquerors and good administrators. They checked the infiltration of foreign tribes like Sakas and Hunas and established political stability. Econom ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant |
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| | | | Gupta Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant The Gupta dynasty ruled India north of the Vindhya Range during the 4th and 5th centuries. Though not as vast as Mauryan empire, The Gupta era left a deep and wide cultural impact not only in the subcontinent but on the adjacent Asian countries as well. We get plenty of information about this illustrious dynasty through coins, inscriptions, monuments and Sanskrit classics.
The Gupta rulers were great conquerors and good administrators. They checked the infiltration of foreign tribes like Sakas and Hunas and established political stability. Econom ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha, Gupta Empire - Gupta arts, Gupta Empire - Gupta literature, Gupta Empire - Legacy of the Gupta Empire Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant |
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| | | | Gupta Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Military organization The Imperial Guptas could not have achieved their successes through force of arms without an efficient martial system. Historically, the best accounts of this comes not from the Hindus themselves but from Chinese and Western observers. However, a contemporary Indian document, regarded as a military classic of the time, the Siva-Dhanur-veda, offers some insight into the military system of the Guptas. Like Indian kings before them, and centuries afterwards, the Guptas would have utilized war elephants. These thick hided beasts, suppleme ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha, Gupta Empire - Gupta arts, Gupta Empire - Gupta literature, Gupta Empire - Legacy of the Gupta Empire Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Military organization |
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Gupta Empire - Chandragupta.
Ghatotkacha (c. 280–319) CE, had a son named Chandragupta. In a breakthrough deal, Chandragupta was married to Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi—the main power in Magadha. With a dowry of the kingdom of Magadha (capital Pataliputra) and an alliance with the Lichchhavis, Chandragupta set about expanding his power, conquering much of Magadha, Prayaga and Saketa. He established a realm stretching from the Ganga (Ganges) river to Prayaga (modern-day Allahabad) by 320. Chandragupta was the first of the Guptas to be referred to as 'Maharajadhiraja' or 'King of Kings'.
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See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha, Gupta Empire - Gupta arts, Gupta Empire - Gupta literature, Gupta Empire - Legacy of the Gupta Empire Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers |
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| | | | Gupta Empire - Origins: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Military organization The Imperial Guptas could not have achieved their successes through force of arms without an efficient martial system. Historically, the best accounts of this comes not from the Hindus themselves but from Chinese and Western observers. However, a contemporary Indian document, regarded as a military classic of the time, the Siva-Dhanur-veda, offers some insight into the military system of the Guptas. Like Indian kings before them, and centuries afterwards, the Guptas would have utilized war elephants. These thick hided beasts, suppleme ...
See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Military organization |
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Gupta Empire - Chandragupta.
Ghatotkacha (c. 280–319) CE, had a son named Chandragupta. In a breakthrough deal, Chandragupta was married to Kumaradevi, a Lichchhavi—the main power in Magadha. With a dowry of the kingdom of Magadha (capital Pataliputra) and an alliance with the Lichchhavis, Chandragupta set about expanding his power, conquering much of Magadha, Prayaga and Saketa. He established a realm stretching from the Ganga (Ganges) river to Prayaga (modern-day Allahabad) by 320. Chandragupta was the first of the Guptas to be referred to as 'Maharajadhiraja' or 'King of Kings'.
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See also:Gupta Empire, Gupta Empire - Origins, Gupta Empire - The Guptas ascendant, Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta, Gupta Empire - Samudragupta, Gupta Empire - Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire - Kumaragupta I, Gupta Empire - Skandagupta, Gupta Empire - Military organization, Gupta Empire - Huna invasions and the end of empire, Gupta Empire - The Guptas of Magadha Read more here: » Gupta Empire: Encyclopedia II - Gupta Empire - Main Gupta rulers |
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