Bhitari pillar inscription

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The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.

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Bhitari pillar inscription canonical 2

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Gupta inscription ⓘ
epigraphic record ⓘ
inscription ⓘ
associatedWith Kumaragupta I ⓘ
commemorates military achievements of Kumaragupta I ⓘ
reign of Kumaragupta I ⓘ
date 5th century CE ⓘ
dynasty Gupta dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Gupta Empire
genre royal eulogy ⓘ
historicalSignificance source for Gupta political history ⓘ
source for genealogy of Gupta rulers ⓘ
issuedBy Kumaragupta I ⓘ
language Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn Bhitari ⓘ
Ghazipur district ⓘ
India ⓘ
Uttar Pradesh ⓘ
material stone pillar ⓘ
mentions Chandragupta II ⓘ
Kumaragupta I ⓘ
Samudragupta ⓘ
mentionsDeity Vishnu ⓘ
paleographicSignificance evidence for late Gupta Brahmi ⓘ
period Gupta period ⓘ
purpose political legitimation ⓘ
regionContext northern India ⓘ
religiousContext Hinduism ⓘ
scriptDirection left-to-right ⓘ
studiedBy epigraphists ⓘ
historians of ancient India ⓘ
style classical Sanskrit kavya style ⓘ
writingSystem Brahmi script ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kumaragupta I → inscriptionEvidence → Bhitari pillar inscription ⓘ
Skandagupta → inscription → Bhitari pillar inscription ⓘ