The following points highlight top ten eminent rules of the Gupta empire in India. The rulers are: 1. Chandra Gupta I (320-335 or 340 A.D.) 2. Samudra Gupta (Nearly 340-380 A.D.) 3. Rama Gupta 4. Chandra Gupta II (Nearly 380-413 or 415 A.D) 5. Kumara Gupta (Near about 415-455 A.D.) 6. Skanda Gupta (455-467 A.D) 7. Puru Gupta (467-469 A.D.) [...]
After the break up of the Gupta empire North India was again divided into a number of independent states, chief among them being the States ruled by Maitrakas of Vallabhi, the Maukharis of Kannauj, the Gurjaras of Rajputana, the Gaudas of Bengal and the later Guptas of Malwa and Magadha and the Pushyabhutis of Thaneswar though, of course, Yasodharma also [...]
The Foundation of the Gupta Dynasty: The source materials for the reconstruction of the history of the Gupta Dynasty are as varied as numerous. Besides epigraphic, numismatic and literary evidences of indigenous nature we have evidences of Chinese travelers for the Gupta period. Epigraphic: Among the epigraphic evidence, Harishena's Allahabad Pillar inscription is the most important. It gives us a [...]