Kumaragupta II
Kumaragupta II (Gupta script: 
Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta)[1] Kramaditya was an emperor of the Gupta Empire. An image of Gautama Buddha at Sarnath notes that he succeeded Purugupta who was most likely his father. His mother was a beautiful princess named Padmavatigupta (alias Padmavati).[2] He was succeeded by Budhagupta.[3]
| Kumaragupta II | |
|---|---|
 Kumaragupta II Kramaditya | |
| 10th Gupta emperor | |
| Reign | c. 473 – c. 476 CE |
| Predecessor | Purugupta |
| Successor | Budhagupta |
| Dynasty | Gupta |
| Father | Purugupta |
| Mother | Queen Padmavati (Padmavatigupta) |
Several statues of the standing Buddha, representative of Gupta art, are known from the reign of Kumaragupta II, now in the Sarnath Museum.[4][5]
![Buddha, standing under a chatra umbrella, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE) in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[6]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Buddha%2C_standing_under_umbrella%2C_inscribed_Gift_of_Abhayamira_in_154_GE_474_CE_in_the_reign_of_Kumaragupta_II.jpg/62px-Buddha%2C_standing_under_umbrella%2C_inscribed_Gift_of_Abhayamira_in_154_GE_474_CE_in_the_reign_of_Kumaragupta_II.jpg)
Buddha, standing under a chatra umbrella, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE) in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[6]
![Buddha, standing, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" 474 CE in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Buddha%2C_standing%2C_inscribed_Gift_of_Abhayamira_in_154_GE_474_CE_in_the_reign_of_Kumaragupta_II_Sarnath_Museum.jpg/58px-Buddha%2C_standing%2C_inscribed_Gift_of_Abhayamira_in_154_GE_474_CE_in_the_reign_of_Kumaragupta_II_Sarnath_Museum.jpg)
Buddha, standing, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" 474 CE in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[7]
![Inscription of the Buddha statue dated in Gupta Era 154 in the reign of Kumaragupta, with English translation.[8]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Buddha_inscription_of_Kumaragupta_in_Gupta_Era_154.jpg/120px-Buddha_inscription_of_Kumaragupta_in_Gupta_Era_154.jpg)
Inscription of the Buddha statue dated in Gupta Era 154 in the reign of Kumaragupta, with English translation.[8]
![Buddha, standing under a chatra umbrella, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE) in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[6]](/wiki/File:Buddha,_standing_under_umbrella,_inscribed_Gift_of_Abhayamira_in_154_GE_474_CE_in_the_reign_of_Kumaragupta_II.jpg)
![Buddha, standing, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" 474 CE in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.[7]](/wiki/File:Buddha,_standing,_inscribed_Gift_of_Abhayamira_in_154_GE_474_CE_in_the_reign_of_Kumaragupta_II_Sarnath_Museum.jpg)
![Inscription of the Buddha statue dated in Gupta Era 154 in the reign of Kumaragupta, with English translation.[8]](/wiki/File:Buddha_inscription_of_Kumaragupta_in_Gupta_Era_154.jpg)
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Allen, John (1914). Catalogue of the coins of the Gupta dynasties. p. 142.
- ↑ Agarwal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 220, 223–5. ISBN 81-208-0592-5.
- ↑ The Gupta Empire by Radhakumud Mookerji p.107
- ↑ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
- ↑ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
- ↑ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
- ↑ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
- ↑ Sahni, Daya Ram (1920). Annual Report Of The Archaeological Survey Of India 1914-15. p. 124 inscription XV.
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Purugupta |
Gupta Emperor 473-476 CE |
Succeeded by Budhagupta |