Campaigns of Samudragupta: Difference between revisions

[[Samudragupta]] expanded his [[Gupta Empire|empire]] to include the northern regions and incorporated various territories into his rule. He brought under his control the chiefs of the wild tribes along the [[Yamuna]] River and in the valleys of the [[Vindhyas|Vindhya Mountains]]. His empire spread eastward to the [[Assam]], to the north by the [[Himalayas]], to the west by the [[Sutlej|Sutlej River]], and to the south by the Narmada River. Beyond these limits, he held influence over the frontier kingdoms of the [[Ganges Delta|Ganges delta]] and the southern slopes of the Himalayas, as well as over free tribes in regions like [[Malwa]] and the [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]]. His successful raids extended as far as the extremes of the [[Punjab region|Punjab]], bringing twelve southern kingdoms under temporary rule. Along his north-western frontier, Samudra Gupta maintained strong diplomatic relations with the [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]] rulers of [[Kabul]] and [[Gandhara]], and likely with the [[Sassanid Empire]] of [[Persia (disambiguation)|Persia]]. The results of his southern campaign reached as far as Ceylon ([[Sri Lanka]]) and other islands, where he received embassies and complimentary gifts from distant and foreign lands.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.35430/mode/2up|title=Conquests of Samudragupta|last=Smith|first=Vincent A|year=1960|pages=909–910}}</ref>