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Dattadevi
SpouseSamudragupta
IssueChandragupta II[1][2] and possibly Ramagupta
ReligionHinduism

Dattadevi of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.[3][4] She was the mother of Samudragupta's successor, Chandragupta II,[5] She was most probably married to Samudragupta during his educational career.[2] Harisena, Samudragupta's court poet and close friend, played an important role[clarification needed] in the marriage of Samudragupta to Dattadevi.[6] She is described as a "virtous and faithful wife" in an Eran inscription.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indian History. Allied Publishers. 1988. ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gopal, Lallanji (1969). Samudragupta. National Book Trust, India.
  3. ↑ "Dattādevī". hindupedia.com/. hindupedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. ↑ "kings-queens1-chandraguptai-kumaradevi2-samudragupta-dattadevi3-chandraguptaii-dhruvadevi4-kumarguptai-kuberanagaselect-the-correct-answer-from-the/". toppr.com. www.toppr.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  5. ↑ Tej Ram Sharma (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept. p. 148. ISBN 978-81-7022-251-4.
  6. ↑ Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1966). A History of Sanskrit literature. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–7.