The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire . It was founded by “Srigupta”
Srigupta
- Founder of Gupta dynasty
- Gave himself title of “Maharaja”
Ghatotkacha Gupta
- Gave himself title of “Maharaja”
Chandragupta – 1
- He is called “real founder of Gupta dynasty”
- He started gupta era in 319 AD
- His capital was “Patliputra”
- His wife was “Kumara Devi”
- He started king & queen type of gold coins
- He started “Dinar coins” (gold coins)

Samudra Gupta –
- His titles were “Kaviraj”, “Dharnibandha”, “Apratiratha”, “Sarvarajochchetta”, “Ashvamedhaprakram”
- He called himself “Lichchhavi Duhitra”
- His wife was “Dutta Devi”
- He is known as the “Nepolean of India”
- He was the first Gupta ruler who invaded in South India
- He was the first Gupta ruler who performed Ashwamedha Sacrifice
- “Harisena” was his court scholar
- His contemporary was “Megha Varman”, he was king of Cylon (Sri Lanka)
NOTE – “V.A Samith” called him the Napolean of India
NOTE – Harisena was the composer of “Prayaga Prashasti”
NOTE – Megha Varman built the “Monastery in Gaya”
Policies of Samudragupta –
- Foreign policy – “Atmanivedenakanyopayanagarusmandaka”
- North India policy – “Annexation/victory”
- South India policy – “Grahnamokshanugraha”
Dinar coins of Samudragupta –
- Garuna type
- Ahwamedha type
- Veena vandan
- Vyagraha type
- Dhanurdhari
Ram Gupta –
- Also known as “Chandra Gupta II”
- His titles were “Devraj”, “Devgupta” & “Chandra”
- His capital was “Patliputra”
- He started silver coins “Rupyaka”
- His wives were “Dhura Devi” & “Kubernaga”
- He defeated Shaka’s chief “Rudrasen – III” & adopted the title of “Vikramaditya”
- His daughter was “Prabhavati Devi”, she was married to “Rudrasen – II” of Vaktaka dynasty
NOTE – His titles are found in the “Iron pillar” of “Qutub complex” Delhi
NOTE – “Fa – Hien”, from China came into his court
9 jewels of Chandra Gupta – II
- Kalidas (Shakespeare of India)
- Dhanvantari
- Varahmihir
- Vetalbhatta
- Vararuchi
- Amar singh
- Ghatkarpar
- Kshaparka
- Shanku
Books of Kalidas –
- Abhigyanshkuntalam
- Malvikagnimitram
- Vikarmourvashiyam
- Raghu Vansham
- Kumar Sambhav
- Meghadoot
- Ritusamhar
Other Scholars –
- Aryabhatta
- Vishnu Sharma
NOTE – Aryabhatta wrote 2 books “Aryabhattiyam” & “Surya Siddhantikam”
NOTE – Vishnu Sharma wrote “Panchtantra”
Dinar coins of Chandra Gupta – II
- Chakra Vikram type
- Ashvarohi type
- Garuna type
- Chhatrodhary type
Kumar Gupta – I
- His titles were “Mahendraditya”, “Mahendrachandra” & “Ashwamedha Mahendra”
- He was worshiper of “Kartikey”
- He built “Nalnanda university”
- He performed Ashwamedha sacrifice
Dinar coins of Kumar Gupta- I –
- Khadagdhari type
- Ashwamedha type
- Gajarohi type
- Kartikey type
- Khang – Nihanta type
Skand Gupta –
- His titles were “Karmaditya” & “Vikramaditya”
- He rebuilted “Sudarshan lake”
NOTE – “Hunas invasion” was during his time
NOTE – “Torman” was leader of Hunas
NOTE – “Kumar Gupta –III”/ “Vishnu Gupta” was last ruler of Gupta dynasty
Facts of Gupta Dynasty –
- 1st evidence of Sati pratha is found in “Eran inscription (Sagar, MP)
- It is called “Golden age of Art & culture”
- Sanskrit was their official language
- “Dinar” & “Rupyaka” were their currencies
- “Dashavatar temple” (lord Vishnu) in Devgarh Jhansi is considered as their greatest architecture
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