First Battle of Eran
The First Battle of Eran[4] was a key engagement of the First Hunnic War that took place in 498 CE at Airikana (Eran), India. It was fought between the Gupta Empire and the invading army of Alchon Huns. The battle involved the Emperor Budhagupta, his viceroys, and Toramana, an acclaimed Hunnic king. The confrontation had significant consequences for the political and territorial situation in the region. The conflict concluded with a victory for the Alchon Huns that influenced subsequent events in the region.[5]
| First Battle of Eran | |||||||||
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| Part of First Hunnic War | |||||||||
  Find spots of epigraphic inscriptions (red dots) indicating local control by the Alchon Huns in India between 500 and 530 CE,[1] with neighbouring polities,[2] and territorial extent of the Alchon Huns (brown).[3] | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Gupta Empire | Alchon Huns | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Budhagupta Suraśmicandra Mātṛviṣṇu † Dhanyaviṣṇu  |
Toramana Harigupta Bhuta | ||||||||
 Location of the battle within India | |||||||||
- ↑ Bakker, Hans T. (2020-03-12). The Alkhan: A Hunnic People in South Asia. Barkhuis. ISBN 978-94-93194-00-7.[page needed]
- ↑ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 25. ISBN 0226742210.
- ↑ Schwartzberg, Joseph E. (1978). A Historical atlas of South Asia. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 145, map XIV.1 (k). ISBN 0226742210.
- ↑ Bakker, Hans T. (2020-03-12). The Alkhan: A Hunnic People in South Asia. Barkhuis. p. 33. ISBN 978-94-93194-00-7.
Alkhan invasion in Western India in first year of the reign of Mahārājādhirāja Toramāna First Battle of Eran (Betwā Valley), in which Mātṛviṣṇu is probably killed. His younger brother Dhanyaviṣṇu installs a Varāhamūrti in Eran (SB X.032).
- ↑ S. R. Goyal (1967). A history of the Imperial Guptas. With a Foreword by R. C. Majumdar. pp. 337–342.