Gupta–Saka Wars
The Gupta–Saka Wars refers to the military conflict between the Gupta Empire and the Western Satraps during the 4th century CE.[4] Chandragupta II, also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was a prominent ruler of the Gupta Empire during the 4th century CE. His reign is marked by significant military achievements, notably his subjugation of the Western Satraps who ruled in west-central India.[5] Chandragupta II's success against the Western Satraps is attested by a combination of historical and literary evidence.[4]
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Gupta Empire Supported by Vakataka dynasty | Western Satraps | ||||||||
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Samudragupta Chandragupta II Ramagupta X Virasena Saba Śanakanika Amrakarddava Rudrasena II Prabhavatigupta |
Rudrasimha IITemplate:Surrender Rudrasimha III † SridharavarmanTemplate:Surrender Rudrasena III Simhasena |
Reference
- ↑ Mirashi, Vasudev Vishnu (1963). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.5 (inscriptions Of The Vakatakas). Government Epigraphist For India. pp. XXIII.
The combined strength of the Guptas and the Vakatakas was sufficient to wipe out the Western Kshatrapas, who disappear from history about this time.
- ↑ Dwivedi, Gautam N. (1973). "The Western Limits of the Gupta Empire". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 34: 76–79. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44138595.
- ↑ Sharma, Tej Ram (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-81-7022-251-4.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 DASGUPTA, K. K. (1960). A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF INDIA,VOL.3,PART1. PEOPLES OF PUBLISHING HOUSE. pp. 54–55.
- ↑ Majumdar, R. C. (1981). A Comprehensive History of India. Vol. 3, Part I: A.D. 300-985. Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House. p. 53. OCLC 34008529.