Kumaragupta I

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Kumaragupta I was a prominent 5th-century Gupta emperor of northern India, known for maintaining the empire’s stability and prosperity and for issuing extensive coinage.

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Kumaragupta I canonical 7
Sri Kumaragupta 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gupta emperor
Indian monarch
historical figure
associatedWith Nalanda Mahavihara
linked to: Nalanda
capital Pataliputra
Ujjain
centuryOfActivity 5th century
coinLegend Sri Mahendraditya
linked to: Mahendraditya
coinMotif Garuda
Karttikeya
peacock
country Gupta Empire
dynasty Gupta dynasty
linked to: Gupta Empire
era Gupta Golden Age
linked to: Gupta Empire
father Chandragupta II
floruit c. 415–455 CE
house Gupta
inscriptionEvidence Bhitari pillar inscription
Mandsaur inscription
issue Purugupta
Skandagupta
issuedCoinType copper coin
gold dinar
silver coin
knownFor extensive coinage
maintaining prosperity of the Gupta Empire
maintaining stability of the Gupta Empire
religious tolerance
maintainedControlOver Bengal
Gujarat
Magadha
Malwa
militaryCampaign against Pushyamitras
mother Dhruvadevi
patronage Buddhism
Hindu temples
predecessor Chandragupta II
regionRuled northern India
reignEnd c. 455 CE
reignStart c. 415 CE
religion Hinduism
spouse Anantadevi
styleOfRule hereditary monarchy
successor Skandagupta
successorContestedBy internal conflicts at end of reign
title Maharajadhiraja
Mahendraditya
Sri Kumaragupta
linked to: Kumaragupta I

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Gupta Empire notableRuler Kumaragupta I
Nalanda foundedBy Kumaragupta I
Chandragupta II successor Kumaragupta I
Chandragupta II child Kumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I title Sri Kumaragupta
linked to: Kumaragupta I
Skandagupta predecessor Kumaragupta I
Skandagupta father Kumaragupta I
Skandagupta associatedPeople Kumaragupta I