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Moreover, Tej Ram Sharma concludes that, [[Samudragupta]] was eager to conquer lands of ''[[India|Bharatvarsha]]'' and to be the 'Universal Monarch' after completing the Ashwamedha Sacrifice which is even evident from his [[coinage]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWVZWjNAcAgC|title=A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta|last=Sharma|first=Tej Ram|date=1989|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-251-4|pages=75|language=en}}</ref> | Moreover, Tej Ram Sharma concludes that, [[Samudragupta]] was eager to conquer lands of ''[[India|Bharatvarsha]]'' and to be the 'Universal Monarch' after completing the Ashwamedha Sacrifice which is even evident from his [[coinage]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWVZWjNAcAgC|title=A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta|last=Sharma|first=Tej Ram|date=1989|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-251-4|pages=75|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== First North Indian Campaign == | |||
=== Unification of Ganges Valley === | |||
The [[kingdom]] of [[Chandragupta I]] consisted of the parts of modern day [[Bihar]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]], despite this he adopted the title of ''Maharajadhiraja''{{Efn|Sanskrit equivalent of "King of Kings"}}. He must have some sort of control over the [[Nāga|Naga]] kings. By his death the Naga Kings, Achyuta, Ganapati Naga and Nagasena, broke off from the [[Gupta Empire|Gupta realm]] and established their own [[Kingdom|kingdoms]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hRjC5IaJ2zcC|title=Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas|last=Agrawal|first=Ashvini|date=1989|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-0592-7|pages=106|language=en}}</ref> Achyuta is identified as the ruler of Ahichchatra (modern day [[Bareilly]]), Nagasena to be the ruler of Padmavati ([[Gwalior]]) and Ganapati Naga to be the ruler of [[Mathura]].<ref name="A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta - Tej Ram Sharma - Google Books">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWVZWjNAcAgC|title=A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta|last=Sharma|first=Tej Ram|date=1989|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-251-4|pages=82|language=en}}</ref> [[Samudragupta]] suppressed their revolts by the use of [[military]] [[Scientist|scientists]] operated on the inner lines. The kings submitted to him seeking for Samudragupta's forgiveness.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DgIXnQEACAAJ|title=The history of the imperial Guptas, with a foreword by R.C. Majundar|last=Goyal|first=S. R.|publisher=Central book depot|pages=140–141|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Another ruler from the ''Kota dynasty'' tried to break off from the Gupta realm. The Kota ruler is identified as the ruler of [[Punjab region]]. The coins bearing the [[Legend]] ''kota'' and [[Shiva]] with his [[Nandi (bull)|Bull]] has been found in various places such as [[Ludhiana]], Sunet and Sanghol.<ref name=":1" /> Giving less importance to the revolt, Samudragupta divided the Imperial army and sent one of his general to defeat and punish the Kota ruler while he was campaigning against the [[Nāga]] rulers. The Kota ruler was then defeated and captured.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DgIXnQEACAAJ|title=The history of the imperial Guptas, with a foreword by R.C. Majundar|last=Goyal|first=S. R.|publisher=Central book depot|pages=141|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Thus, they were the first to fall in his conquests, which extended [[Gupta Empire|Gupta rule]] far beyond [[Prayagraj|Prayaga]] and [[Ayodhya|Saketa]], reaching the areas around [[Mathura]] and [[Gwalior|Padmavati]]. It is also cleverly suggested that this battle against the rebellious princes took place at Kausambi, where Samudragupta used the [[Ashoka|Ashoka pillar]] as a symbol of his victory.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYXDB2gIYbwC|title=The Gupta Empire|last=Mookerji|first=Radhakumud|date=1989|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ.|isbn=978-81-208-0089-2|pages=20|language=en}}</ref> | |||