EMPIRE OF GUPTAS

EMPIRE OF GUPTAS SRI LANKA CHERAS PANDYAS Madurai Tanjore Kanchi Srisailam Amaravati Vengi Puri Krishna Godavari CHOLAS MAHAKOSALA Sanchi Bharut Prayaga Mandasaur Ujjayini Ancient towns Temples Buddhist temple Cave temple Stupas Empire of Guptas Girnar Valabhi Kashi Gaya Ayodhya Tamralipti Rajgriha Nalanda Kushinagar Kapilavastjhu ARJUNAYANAS MALAVAS Indraprastha Mathura KOSALA YAUDHEYAS VAKATAKAS Ajanta Ellora PALLAVAS KALINGA Nagarjunakonda Brahmaputra XI History - Lesson - - The Guptas alliances. He married off his daughter Prabhavati to a Vakataka prince, who ruled the strategic lands of Deccan. This alliance was highly useful when he proceeded against the Saka rulers of western India. Chandragupta II conquered western Malwa and Gujarat by defeating the Saka rulers who had reigned for about four centuries in the region. The kingdom’s prosperity grew out of its trade links with Roman Empire. After establishing himself in eastern and western India, Chandragupta II defeated northern rulers like the Huns, Kambojas and Kiratas. He was a great conqueror and an able administrator as well. His other names (as mentioned in coins) include Vikrama, Devagupta, Devaraja, Simhavikrama, since the Sakas remained unconquered in western India. The tribes of Rajasthan paid tribute, but the Punjab was outside the limits of his authority. Samudragupta’s campaign broke the power of the tribal republics in those regions that led to repeated invasions from the Huns. The relationship with Kushanas is not certain, but with regard to Lanka, its ruler Meghavarman sent presents and requested permission from Samudragupta to build a Buddhist monastery at Gaya. Samudragupta’s reign lasted for about years, which must have given him ample time to plan and organise these campaigns. He performed the horse-sacrifice ritual to proclaim his military conquests. Samudragupta playing the vina Samudragupta patronised scholars and poets like Harisena and thus promoted Sanskrit literature. Though an ardent follower of Vaishnavism, he also patronised the great Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu. As a lover of poetry and music, he was given the title “Kaviraja”. His coins bear the insignia of him playing the vina (lute).