Indian Antiquary Vol 31

SR No.: 032523
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Richard Carnac Temple
Publisher: Swati Publications
Publication Year: 1984
Total Pages: 556
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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JUNE, 1902.)
EARLY OR IMPERIAL GUPTA DYNASTY.
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Accession
Known Datee.
Serial No.
King.
Titlo.
Bon nf
Queen.
Remarks
.D.
G. E.
A.D.
3
Chandra Gapta I.
Mah&r 4-
dhird
No. 2. Kamera
Dért, of the Lichohhsvi olan.
Founded Gupta Era of which your 1 = 26th Feb, A. D. 320, to 15th March, A. D. 821. No contemporary inscriptions known. Struoka fow gold coins in joint names of himself, bis queen, and the Liebohhavi olan,
Eamudra Gapta.
Ditto ... No. 3... Datta De: 7
323
9
Cins 11
A. D. 828 This data resta on the
authority of the forge! GayA oopper-plata, (Fleet, No. 60). TLO forger may be asenmel to have known that Samadrs Gupta WA4 really reiguing in the
year 9. A. D. 930 Embassy headed by
MabAnAman from King Meghavarpa of Ceylon (A, D. 301-32), 4 related by Wang Hiden Ts'e. T'ho contemporary inseriptions are not dated.
Thry are: (1) Eran (Meet, No. 2); (2) AllAbabad (Pleet,
No. 1). The tragientary i:. Beription at Mathur (No. 89 in Rp. Ind. 11. i9€, 210), dated in th year 57. probably belongs to this reign. The coins, all gold, are not dated, unless tha syllable for si, on cer. tain coins be a date.
Koha, or Sartardjích? No. 3. Unknowo. Kaoba. chheti.
7
38 None
None..] Known from coins only,
whiab olosely resemble those of Samudra Gupta. Probably iden. tical with him, and, it distinct, must be regarded as a rival brother who reigned contemporaneously for a short time in the entorn proViDoos.
Chandra Gupta II.
Mahardjl. dhirdja.
No. 4.. Duraya
Dert.
53
375
Udayagiri indoription Gh (Plecl, No.
inecription (Plecl, No.7): Coins of. Vikranlditya typo, as read by Bayley and Newton ("Coinage, p. 122), and confirmed by a coin in onbinet of NE N. Wright. Serchi insoription (Floet, No. 5).