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{{short description|King of the Gupta Dynasty in India}}<br />
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|image=[[File:Vishnugupta Candraditya Circa 540-550 CE.jpg|300px]]<br />
|caption=Vishnugupta Chandraditya {{circa}} 540–550 CE. The name <sup>[[File:Gupta allahabad vi.jpg|10px]]</sup>[[File:Gupta allahabad sh.svg|14px]][[File:Gupta allahabad nnu.jpg|14px]] ''Vi-ṣ-ṇu'' appears vertically under the left arm of the King.<ref name="CCGD"/><br />
| title = [[Maharajadhiraja]] (Great King of Kings)<br />
| succession = [[List of Gupta emperors|Gupta emperor]]<br />
| reign = {{circa|540|550 CE}}<br />
| predecessor = [[Kumaragupta III]]<br />
| successor = Unknown<br />
| dynasty = [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]]<br />
| religion= [[Hinduism]]<ref name="Singh">A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh [https://books.google.com/books?id=H3lUIIYxWkEC&pg=PA521 p.521]</ref><br />
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'''Vishnugupta Chandraditya''' ([[Gupta script]]: <sup>[[File:Gupta allahabad vi.jpg|10px]]</sup>[[File:Gupta allahabad sh.svg|14px]][[File:Gupta allahabad nnu.jpg|13px]][[File:Gupta allahabad gu.jpg|14px]]<sub>[[File:Gupta allahabad pt.jpg|12px]]</sub> ''Vi-ṣ-ṇu-gu-pta'',<ref name="CCGD">{{cite book |last1=Allen |first1=John |title=Catalogue of the coins of the Gupta dynasties |date=1914 |page=[https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.47214/page/n287 145] |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.47214}}</ref>) was one of the lesser-known kings of the [[Gupta Dynasty]]. He is generally considered to be the last recognized king of the [[Gupta Empire]]. His reign lasted 10 years, from 540 to 550 CE. From the fragment of his clay sealing discovered at [[Nalanda]] during the excavations of 1927–28, it is revealed that he was the son of [[Kumaragupta III]] and the grandson of [[Narasimhagupta]].<ref>Agarwal, Ashvini (1989). ''Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas'', Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|81-208-0592-5}}, pp.238-9</ref><br />
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The last (the Damodarpur copper-plate inscription), in which he makes a land grant in the area of [[Kotivarsha]] ([[Bangarh]] in [[West Bengal]]) in 542/543 CE.<ref name="Davidson">Indian Esoteric Buddhism: Social History of the Tantric Movement by Ronald M. Davidson [https://books.google.com/books?id=n_VquVQvnBwC&pg=PA31 p.31]</ref> This follows the occupation of most of northern and central India by the [[Aulikara]] ruler [[Yashodharman]] circa 532 CE.<ref name="Davidson"/><br />
==Biography==<br />
According to a [[Nalanda]] seal, Vishnugupta was son of [[Kumaragupta III]], and grandson of [[Purugupta]].<ref>Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108395 p.364]</ref><br />
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File:Nalanda clay seal of Vishnugupta.jpg|Nalanda clay seal of Vishnugupta. The seal states that Vishnugupta was son of [[Kumaragupta III]], and grandson of [[Purugupta]].<ref>Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108395 p.364]</ref><br />
File:Damodarpur copper plate of Vishnugupta Year 224 = 542-543 CE.jpg|The Damodarpur copper plate of Vishnugupta Year 224 = 542-543 CE.<br />
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He later produced coins that were even more debased and heavier than before, bearing the title “Candraditya.” His seal was discovered at Nalanda, and a copper plate, the fifth Damodarpur plate dated to year 224 (which corresponds to 543 to 544 A.D.), may also originate from his reign. Although this copper plate does not include his name, it still grants him the full range of imperial honors. He is considered the last ruler of the imperial Gupta dynasty to use the customary imperial titles and to issue gold coinage. However, his realm was only a remnant of the once vast empire. After his rule, around 550 to 551 A.D, the [[Gupta dynasty]] completely disappeared from power, marking the end of 231 years of Gupta dominance over [[Magadha]].<ref name=":01">{{cite book<br />
| last1 = Sinha<br />
| first1 = Bindeshwari Prasad<br />
| date = 1977<br />
| title = Dynastic History of Magadha (cir. 450–1200 A.D.)<br />
| publisher = Abhinav Publications<br />
| location = New Delhi<br />
| pages = 66<br />
}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{cite book<br />
| last1 = Goyal<br />
| first1 = S. R.<br />
| date = 1967<br />
| title = *A History of the Imperial Guptas*<br />
| publisher = Central Book Depot<br />
| location = Allahabad<br />
| pages = 378–384<br />
}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]]<br />
* [[Later Gupta dynasty]]<br />
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