Famous People of Ancient India: Samudra Gupta by Emma-Lee

IDEAL KING

emmaleeangela — 2014-07-25 02:34:16 UTC

He generally is considered the epitome of an “ideal king” of the “golden age of Hindu history,”

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Samudra Gupta

emmaleeangela — 2014-07-30 23:56:27 UTC

Samudragupta was the son ofChandragupta and kumaradevi

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Time of Being King

emmaleeangela — 2014-07-31 00:14:43 UTC

C. 335 – C. 375 CE

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Birth To Death

emmaleeangela — 2014-07-31 00:17:23 UTC

335 AD-380 AD

Samudra Gupta's Defeats

emmaleeangela — 2014-07-31 00:20:01 UTC

Samudra Gupta defeated 9 kings in North, 12 Kings in South And reduced all the Atavika states to vassalage.

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Samudra Gupta's Coins

emmaleeangela — 2014-08-04 23:17:41 UTC

Much is known about Samudra Gupta through coins issued by him and inscriptions. These were of eight different types and all made of pure Gold. His conquests brought him the gold and also the coin making knowledge from his acquaintance with the Kushana. Most certainly, Samudragupta is the father of Gupta monetary system. He started minting different types of coins. They are known as the Standard Type, the Archer Type, the Battle Axe Type, the Ashvamedha Type, the Tiger Slayer Type, the King and Queen Type and the Lyre Player Type. They exhibit a fine quality of technical and sculptural finesse. At least three types of coins the Archer Type, Battle-Axe and Tiger type, represent Samudra Gupta in martial amour . The coins bearing the epithets like parakramah (valour), kritanta-parashu (deadly battle-axe), vyaghra parakramah (valourous tiger), prove his being a skilful warrior. Samudragupta's Asvamedha type of coins commeorate the Ashvamedha sacrifices he performed and signify his many victories and superemacy

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Who is Samudra Gupta?

emmaleeangela — 2014-08-08 01:32:25 UTC

Samudra Gupta, ruler of the Gupta Empire(c. 335 – c. 375 CE), and successor to Chandragupta, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian History. He was the third ruler of the Gupta Dynasty, who ushered in the Golden Age of India. He was perhaps the greatest king of Gupta dynasty. He was a benevolent ruler, a great warrior and a patron of arts. His name appears in the Javanese text `Tantrikamandaka'. His name is taken to be a title acquired by his conquests (Samudra referring to the 'oceans'). Samudragupta the Great is believed to have been his father's chosen successor even though he had several elder brothers. Therefore, some believe that after the death of Chandragupta 1, there was a struggle for succession in which Samudra Gupta prevailed. It is said that Samudragupta became the ruler after subduing his rival Kacha, an obscure prince of the dynasty. He ranks with Ashoka, though in fundamentals both differed radically from each other. 'While Ashoka' says R.K. Mukerjee,'stands for peace and non-violence, Samudragupta for the opposite principle of war and aggression. The one had contempt for conquests, the other had a passion for them.

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