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During the Hun invasion, the '''Battle of the Indus River (458)''' along the [[Indus river]] took place which resulted in [[Skandagupta]] checking the advances of the [[Hunas]], along with heavy losses for the Hunas.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Fisher |first1=William Bayne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ko_RafMSGLkC |title=The Cambridge History of Iran |last2=Yarshater |first2=Ehsan |date=1968 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-20092-9 |language=en|page=214}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Jaques |first=Tony |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ss5drgEACAAJ |title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century |date=2007 |publisher=Miegunyiah Press |isbn=978-0-522-85336-0 |language=en|page=471}}</ref>{{efn|"In their second attempt, which took place in the initial years of the reign of [[Skandagupta]], these barbarians shook the foundation of the empire, though somehow [[Skandagupta]] ultimately succeeded in checking the tide of their progress." {{sfnp|S. R. Goyal|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=DgIXnQEACAAJ]280–281}}}} | |||
{{Infobox military conflict | |||
| conflict = Battle of Indus River | |||
| image = | |||
| partof = [[Gupta–Hunnic Wars]] & [[Hun Invasion of India]] | |||
| date = 458 | |||
| place = [[Indus River]] (Modern day [[India]], [[Pakistan]]) | |||
| result = [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] victory | |||
| territory = [[Hephthalites|Hunnic]] Invasion of [[India]] was halted | |||
| combatant2 = [[Hephthalites]] | |||
| combatant1 = [[File:Gupta Dynasty Flag.webp|22px|border]] [[Gupta Empire]] | |||
| commander2 = Unknown | |||
| commander1 = [[File:Gupta Dynasty Flag.webp|22px|border]] [[Skandagupta]] | |||
| strength1 = | |||
| strength2 = | |||
| casualties1 = | |||
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}} | |||
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| header=Bhitari pillar of Skandagupta | |||
| image1 = Bhitari pillar of Skandagupta.jpg | |||
| image2 = Bhitari pillar.jpg | |||
| footer=The Bhitari pillar of [[Skandagupta]] | |||
}} | |||
The Bhitari pillar inscription states that [[Skandagupta]] defeated the [[Hunas]]:{{sfn|R. C. Majumdar|1981|p=73}} | |||
{{quote|([[Skandagupta]]), "by whose two arms the earth was shaken, when he, the creator (of a disturbance like that) of a terrible whirlpool, joined in close conflict with the [[Huna people|Hûnas]]; . . . . . . among enemies . . . . . . arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . proclaimed . . . . . . . . . . . . just as if it were the roaring of (the river) [[Ganges|Ganga]], making itself noticed in (their) ears." | Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta Line 15}} | |||
Revision as of 17:48, 27 June 2025
During the Hun invasion, the Battle of the Indus River (458) along the Indus river took place which resulted in Skandagupta checking the advances of the Hunas, along with heavy losses for the Hunas.[1][2][lower-alpha 1]
| Battle of Indus River | |||||||||
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| Part of Gupta–Hunnic Wars & Hun Invasion of India | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Gupta Empire | Hephthalites | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Skandagupta | Unknown | ||||||||
The Bhitari pillar inscription states that Skandagupta defeated the Hunas:[4]
(Skandagupta), "by whose two arms the earth was shaken, when he, the creator (of a disturbance like that) of a terrible whirlpool, joined in close conflict with the Hûnas; . . . . . . among enemies . . . . . . arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . proclaimed . . . . . . . . . . . . just as if it were the roaring of (the river) Ganga, making itself noticed in (their) ears."
— Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta Line 15
- ↑ Fisher, William Bayne; Yarshater, Ehsan (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9.
- ↑ Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century. Miegunyiah Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-522-85336-0.
- ↑ S. R. Goyal, p. [1]280–281.
- ↑ R. C. Majumdar 1981, p. 73.
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