HISTORY
GUPTA PERIOD
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Samundra Gupta
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Budha Gupta
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Chandra Gupta II
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Skanda Gupta
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Detailed explanation-1: -Upon Kumaragupta’s death in 455 CE, his son, Skandagupta, assumed the throne and ruled until c. 467 CE. He is considered the last of the great Gupta rulers prior to the collapse of the empire.
Detailed explanation-2: -Skandagupta successfully defeated the Hunas. The repeated war between the Guptas and the Hunas increased the power of the Gupta dynasty.
Detailed explanation-3: -Kumaragupta I was the Gupta king who had to deal with the first Huna invasion. His reign lasted 40 years, from CE 413 to 455, and he was one of the Gupta Dynasty’s last great emperors. He defeated the Huns and celebrated his victory by performing the Ashvamedha.
Detailed explanation-4: -The most powerful ruler of the Gupta dynasty was Samudragupta due to his various conquests in the Indian subcontinent. His military achievements earned him the moniker “The Indian Napoleon.