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During the reign of Jivitagupta's son Kumaragupta, the dynasty developed a rivalry with the Maukharis. Kumaragupta defeated the Maukhari king [[Ishanavarman]] in 554 CE, and died at [[Prayaga]]. His son Damodaragupta suffered reverses against the Maukharis.{{sfn|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=247}} | During the reign of Jivitagupta's son Kumaragupta, the dynasty developed a rivalry with the Maukharis. Kumaragupta defeated the Maukhari king [[Ishanavarman]] in 554 CE, and died at [[Prayaga]]. His son Damodaragupta suffered reverses against the Maukharis.{{sfn|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=247}} | ||
Damodaragupta's son Mahasenagupta allied with the [[Pushyabhuti dynasty]]. His sister married the ruler [[Adityavardhana]]. He invaded [[Kamarupa]] and defeated [[Susthita Varman]].{{sfn|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=247}} But he subsequently faced three invaders: the Maukhari king [[Sharvavarman]], the Kamarupa king [[Supratisthita Varman|Supratishthita-varman]], and the [[Tibetan Empire|Tibetan]] king [[Songtsen Gampo|Songtsen]]. His vassal [[Shashanka]] also abandoned him (and later established the independent [[Gauda Kingdom]]). The Maukhari king [[Sharvavarman]] is thought to have defeated Damodaragupta, invading Magadha circa 575 CE, which made him ruler of the entire [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="BPS">{{cite book |last1=Sinha |first1=Bindeshwari Prasad |title=Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D. |date=1977 |publisher=Abhinav Publications | | Damodaragupta's son Mahasenagupta allied with the [[Pushyabhuti dynasty]]. His sister married the ruler [[Adityavardhana]]. He invaded [[Kamarupa]] and defeated [[Susthita Varman]].{{sfn|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=247}} But he subsequently faced three invaders: the Maukhari king [[Sharvavarman]], the Kamarupa king [[Supratisthita Varman|Supratishthita-varman]], and the [[Tibetan Empire|Tibetan]] king [[Songtsen Gampo|Songtsen]]. His vassal [[Shashanka]] also abandoned him (and later established the independent [[Gauda Kingdom]]). The Maukhari king [[Sharvavarman]] is thought to have defeated Damodaragupta, invading Magadha circa 575 CE, which made him ruler of the entire [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name="BPS">{{cite book |last1=Sinha |first1=Bindeshwari Prasad |title=Dynastic History of Magadha, Cir. 450-1200 A.D. |date=1977 |publisher=Abhinav Publications |pages=119–120 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V3KDaZY85wYC&pg=PA119 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Mookerji |first1=Radha Kumud |title=Harsha: Calcutta University Readership Lectures 1925 |date=1 January 2016 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |isbn=978-81-208-0862-1 |page=55 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q30zEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA55 |language=en}}</ref> Under these circumstances, Mahasenagupta was forced to flee Magadha, and take shelter in [[Malwa]]. Subsequently, the Pushyabhuti emperor [[Harsha]] (ruled {{Circa|606|647 CE}}) restored the Later Gupta rule in Magadha, and they ruled as Harsha's vassals.{{sfn|Karl J. Schmidt|2015|p=26}} | ||
After Harsha's death, the Later Gupta ruler Adityasena became the sovereign ruler of a large kingdom extending from the [[Ganges]] in the north to the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chhota Nagpur]] in the south; and from [[Gomati River]] in the east to the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the west.{{sfn|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=248}} However, he was defeated by the [[Chalukya]]s.{{sfn|Alain Daniélou|2003|p=151}} | After Harsha's death, the Later Gupta ruler Adityasena became the sovereign ruler of a large kingdom extending from the [[Ganges]] in the north to the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau|Chhota Nagpur]] in the south; and from [[Gomati River]] in the east to the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the west.{{sfn|Sailendra Nath Sen|1999|p=248}} However, he was defeated by the [[Chalukya]]s.{{sfn|Alain Daniélou|2003|p=151}} | ||