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Many of the Gupta Empire's coins bear inscriptions of legends or mark historic events. In fact, it was one of the first Indian Empires to do so, probably as a result of its unprecedented prosperity. [7] Almost every Gupta king issued coins, beginning with its first king, Chandragupta I.
The Bhitari Pillar inscription of Skandagupta, the successor of Chandragupta, recalls the near annihilation of the Gupta Empire following the attacks of the Kidarites. [106] The Kidarites seem to have retained the western part of the Gupta Empire. [106] Skandagupta died in 467 and was succeeded by his agnate brother Purugupta. [107]
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The Gadhwa Stone Inscriptions, or Garhwa Stone Inscriptions, are early 5th-century CE Sanskrit inscriptions discovered at Garhwa Fort, Uttar Pradesh relating to a series of charitable donations to various sattra (almshouses) by Gupta Empire rulers Chandragupta II and Kumaragupta I.
The Mathura stone pillar inscription, issued by Chandragupta II, is dated to the year 61 "following the era of the Guptas" (Gupta-kālā nuvartamāna). [4] The Sarnath inscriptions of Kumaragupta and Budhagupta also refer to the Gupta era. [3] The Junagadh rock inscription of Skandagupta mentions the phrase Gupta-prakāle or Guptasya-kāle. [4]
Shivling with an inscription dedicated to gupta year "117" dating to kumaragupta I reign [21] [22] Kumaragupta had at least two sons: Skandagupta and Purugupta. The inscriptions of Skandagupta, who became the next king, do not mention the name of his mother, in a departure from the tradition. Purugupta was the son of Mahadevi (queen) Anantadevi.
The inscription stones found at Eran are important to reconstructing the chronology of Gupta Empire history. Eran or Erakina was the capital of Erakina ( Airikina ) Pradesha or Airkina Vishaya , an administrative division of the Gupta Empire .
The Gupta–Saka Wars refers to the military conflict between the Gupta Empire and the Western Satraps during the 4th century CE. [4] Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya , was a prominent ruler of the Gupta Empire during the 4th century CE.