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The present volume comprising 12 Chapters and six Appendices discusses Gupta history, based on the latest evidence. The problems discussed critically include: the name of the first king, the bearing of Chandragupta I’s marriage with Lichchhavi princess; authorship of Chandragupta I-Kumaradevi coins; identification and chronological position of Kacha; the Nalanda and Gaya copper plates of Samudragupta; significance of the epithet Lichchhavi-dauhitra; Samudragupta’s policy towards different powers; meaning of chir=otsan=avamedh= dhartta; literary, numismatic and epigraphic evidences for the historicity of Ramagupta; marriage alliance of the Guptas with the Nagas and the Vkatakas; epigraphic and numismatic evidences for Chandragupta II’s Saka conquest; identification of Chandra of Mehrauli inscription; the date, status and chronological position of Govindagupta; Ghatotkachagupta’s marriage with a Vakataka princess his status as governor of Kumaragupta I, his rebellion against him, and his short reign in Malwa; the struggle for, and the order of, sucession after Kumaragupta I; the view of Skandagupta’s identification with Purugupta and that of the division of empire between them; name and status of Skandagupta’s mother; invasion of the Pushyamitras and the Huna ; Toramana’s occupation of Eran; identification of Prakasaditya; genealogy and chronology of Gupta kings; relationship between Prakasadharman and Yasodharman who defeated Toramana and Mihirakula, respectively; identification of Biladitya, contemporary of Mihirakula; role of the Later Guptas, Maukharis, Hunas and Yasodharman in the downfall of the Gupta empire; evidence for three Kumaraguptas; king’s name and date on the fifth Damodarpur
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8 Plates (illustrator). Contents Preface List of Illustrations Roman Equivalents of Nagari Letters 1 Sources Caste and Original Home of the Imperial Guptas 3 Maharaja Gupta to Maharajadhiraja Chandragupta 4 Kacha Identification and Chronological Position 5 Samudragupta Expansion of the Empire 6 Ramagupta From Legend to History 7 Chandragupta II Further Expansion of the Empire 8 Govindagupta Controversies Galore 9 Kumaragupta I and Rebel Ghatotkachagupta 10 Skandagupta Triumph over the Invaders 11 Successors of Skandagupta Phase of Decline 12 Factors Leading to the Decline and Fall of the Gupta Empire Appendices I Chandragupta I-Kumaradevi Type of Coins II Reappraisal of the Evidence Relating to the Asvamedha of Samudragupta III King Chandra of the Mehrauli Pillar Inscription IV The Gupta Era 399 V Genealogy and Chronology of the Imperial Gupta Kings VI Imperial Gupta Kings vis-a-vis Scions of the Feudal Family of Kausambi Bibliography A List of Inscriptions B Select Books and Articles Index The present volume comprising 12 Chapters and six Appendices discusses Gupta history based on the latest evidence The problems discussed critically include the name of the first king the bearing of Chandragupta Is marriage with Lichchhavi princess; authorship of Chandragupta I-Kumaradevi coins; identification and chronological position of Kacha; the Nalanda and Gaya copper plates of Samudragupta; significance of the epithet Lichchhavi-dauhitra; Samudraguptas policy towards different powers; meaning of chirotsanasvamedh ahartta; literary numismatic and epigraphic evidences for the historicity of Ramagupta; marriage alliance of the Guptas with the Nagas and the Vakatakas; epigraphic and numismatic evidences for Chandragupta IIs Saka conquest; identification of Chandra of Mehrauli inscription; the date status and chronological position of Govindagupta; Ghatotkachaguptas marriage with a Vakataka princess his status as governor of Kumaragupta I his rebellion against him and his short reign in Malwa; the struggle for and the order of sucession after Kumaragupta I ; the view of Skandaguptas identification with Purugupta and that of the division of empire between them; name and status of Skandaguptas mother; invasion of the Pushyamitras and the Hunas; Toramanas occupation of Eran; identification of Prakasaditya; genealogy and chronology of Gupta kings; relationship between Prakasadharman and Yasodharman who defeated Toramana and Mihirakula respectively; identification of Baladitya contemporary of Mihirakula; role of the Later Guptas Maukharis Hunas and Yasodharman in the downfall of the Gupta empire; evidence for three Kumaraguptas; kings name and date on the fifth Damodarpur copperplate; Jaina sources and epigraphs on the end of the Gupta rule 476 pp. Seller Inventory # 100295
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