Kumaragupta III

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Kumaragupta III
13th Gupta emperor
Reignc. 530 – c. 540 CE
PredecessorNarasimhagupta
SuccessorVishnugupta
DynastyGupta
FatherNarasimhagupta
MotherShrimitradevi
ReligionHinduism
Gupta Empire
320 CE–550 CE
Chandragupta II horse typeHead of a Buddha statue, India, Mathura, Gupta period, 4th-5th century CE
Gupta (c. late 3rd century)
Ghatotkacha (c. late 3rd century - 319)
Chandragupta I (c. 319 – 335/350)
Kacha (early 4th century?)
Samudragupta (c. 335/350 – 375)
(Ramagupta) (late 4th century?)
Chandragupta II (380 – 413/415)
Kumaragupta I (415 – 455)
Skandagupta (455 - 467)
Purugupta (467 – 473)
Kumaragupta II (473 - 476)
Budhagupta (476 – 495)
Narasimhagupta (495 – ?)
(Bhanugupta) (circa 510)
Vainyagupta (circa 507)
Kumaragupta III (circa 530)
Vishnugupta (540 – 550)

Kumaragupta III (Gupta script: Gupta allahabad ku.jpgGupta allahabad m.svgGupta allahabad r.svgGupta allahabad gu.jpgGupta allahabad pt.jpg Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta) was a later Gupta Emperor. He succeeded his father Narasimhagupta in about 530 CE.

His silver-copper seal was discovered in Bhitari (Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh) in 1889, which mentions the names of his father Narasimhagupta and grandfather Purugupta.[1][2] A clay sealing of him was discovered from Nalanda, which also mentioned about his father and grandfather.

Nalanda clay seal of Kumaragupta III mentions Purugupta as Kumaragupta I's son from his queen Anantadevi.

The Gupta Empire declined during his rule and the later kings. He was succeeded by his son Vishnugupta.

  • Bhitari copper-silver seal of Kumaragupta III.

    Bhitari copper-silver seal of Kumaragupta III.

  • The Nalanda clay seal of Vishnugupta states that Vishnugupta was son of Kumaragupta, and grandson of Purugupta.[3]

    The Nalanda clay seal of Vishnugupta states that Vishnugupta was son of Kumaragupta, and grandson of Purugupta.[3]

  • Nalanda clay seals of Kumaragupta III.[4]

    Nalanda clay seals of Kumaragupta III.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Kumaragupta-III-of-the-Gupta-Empire".
  2. ↑ Bhitari Inscribed Copper-Silver Seal of Kumaragupta III - Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. LVIII, p. 89
  3. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) p.364
  4. ↑ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) p.355

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Regnal titles
Preceded by
Narasimhagupta 		Gupta Emperor
530 – 540 		Succeeded by
Vishnugupta


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