number of great rulers successively. They were great conquerors‚ patrons of art and science & they themselves were men of letters. Of them‚ one great king was Samudragupta‚ son of Chandragupta. After more than three hundred years of division‚ Samudragupta united a large part of India and led it under a thread of prosperity. Samudragupta succeeded in his father’s throne in AD 335 and ruled for about 45 years. He took the kingdoms of Shichchatra and Padmati early in their reign. He then attacked
Premium Gupta Empire India Chandragupta II
revived many principles of Mauryan government and paved the way for his son‚ Samudragupta‚ to develop an extensive empire. Victory at Any Cost Samudragupta was a great warrior and conquest was his passion. He sought to unite all of India under his rule and quickly set out to achieve this goal by waging wars across much of the Indian subcontinent. Hoping for mercy‚ many potential victims offered tribute and presents to Samudragupta as he swept through the territories. But little mercy was granted. One
Premium Gupta Empire India Chandragupta II
BIOGRAPHY Samudragupta (ruled 335-380) is the second leader of the Gupta Dynasty‚ who introduced the Golden Age in India. He was a kindhearted ruler‚ an incredible warrior and a supporter of expressions. Samudragupta‚ child of Chandragupta‚ was maybe the best ruler of Gupta administration. His name shows up in the Javanese content ’Tantrikamandaka’. In any case‚ the most itemized and real record of his reign is safeguarded in the stone mainstay of Allahabad‚ formed by Harisena‚ the court artist
Premium Gupta Empire Gupta Empire India
History • Chandragupta I was the real founder and the first ruler of Gupta Dynasty. • Chandragupta I adopted the tile ‘Maharajadhiraja’. • Samudragupta is popularly known as ‘Indian Napoleon’‚ because of his extensive military conquest. • He was a many sided genius-scholar poet‚ musician and warrior. • Harisena was the court poet of Samudragupta. • Chandragupta II is popularly known as ‘ Vikramaditya’. • Fahein‚ the Chinese traveler visited India during his time. • Varahamihira‚ Brahmagupta
Premium Gupta Empire Samudragupta
The Gupta Empire thrived in their Golden age. A Golden age is a time of peace‚ delight‚ and affluence. Still don’t understand what a Golden age is? Just take a look at India. Beginning in early 312 BCE‚ with the revolutionary leader Chandragupta II. His strong leadership abilities lead India into a golden age that is still remembered today. A golden age has to reach its peak somehow‚ and that’s where government‚ literature‚ and sciences come in. The Gupta Empire was a golden age because of its governmental
Premium Gupta Empire India Samudragupta
`Tantrikamandaka’.[1] His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests (samudra referring to the ’oceans’). Samudragupta the Great is believed to have been his father’s chosen successor even though he had several elder brothers. Therefore‚ some believe that after the death of Chandragupta I‚ there was a struggle for succession in which Samudragupta prevailed. It is said that Samudragupta became the ruler after subduing his rival Kacha‚ an obscure prince of the dynasty. He ranks with Ashoka‚ though
Premium Magadha Chandragupta Maurya History of India
Introduction The story of coins is interwoven with the history of mankind. To trace its story‚ one has to look back to the remote past. When people settled in localities and the communities grew in size‚ the exchange of products became a necessity; then the mutual exchange of things took the shape of trade and the system of barter was evolved. In course of time‚ certain commodities got preference over others and a higher value was attached to them. They assumed the character of a medium of exchange
Premium Gupta Empire
having steel weapons and one of them was a steel bow. It was capable of long range and penetration of exceptionally thick armor. Archers were frequently protected by infantry equipped with shields‚ javelins‚ and long swords. Great leaders like Samudragupta and Chandragupta II understood the need for combined armed tactics and proper logical organization which is why Gupta’s army was powerful and dominant. Gupta military success came from the constant use of elephants‚ armored cavalry‚ and foot archers
Premium India Gupta Empire History of India
association of the land with magic and necromancy.17 All this can be explained in the light of the cult of magic and sorcery prevalent in the land. The first historic reference to the kingdom of Kamarupa is made in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription of Samudragupta‚ assigned to the middle of the fourth century A.D. Geographical Extent : The geographical extent of the kingdom of Pragjyotish-Kamarupa varied from time 13. K.I.. Barua : Early History of Kamrupa.1996‚p.7. 14. E.A. Gait : Op.cit..p.15. 15. D.C
Premium Assam Krishna
Indian Classical Age 11/21/13 Dan S Cni P5 In ancient India two kingdoms dominated and reigned. Seperate and unique respectively‚ they were very powerful. The Gupta and Mauryan empires where both attempts to recreate very successful previous empires. The Mauryan attempt to recreate the Magadha empire and the Gupta try to recreate the Mauryan empire. But the essential question is which kingdom
Premium History of India Magadha India