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550 BCE
Fall of the Gupta Empire
The subsequent order of the Gupta leaders is not clearly documented, although the last ruler, Vishnugupta, loses authority in 550 A.D. Additionally, opposition from the Vakatakas and Yashodharmans promotes fall of the dynasty. -
510 BCE
Bhanugupta withstands the Hun incursion
Notwithstanding his crippled rule, Bhanugupta succeeds to resist the Hun attacker of Toramana. -
500 BCE
The Dashavatara Temple in Deogarh
Building commences on the Dashavatara Temple in Deogarh, that magnificently depicts the lavish Gupta form of architecture. It is among the oldest Hindu temples yet standing today. -
Period: 467 BCE to 500 BCE
Purugupta succeeds as Gupta ruler
Purugupta takes over power after his brother, Skandagupta, dies. This starts a series of ineffective emperors including; Bhanugupta, Budhagupta, Vishnugupta, Narasimhagupta, Purugupta, Vainyapgupta, Kumaragupta II & III. During their reigns, they are threatened and assaulted by external forces, and a large part of the dynasty is overwhelmed by the Hun. -
Period: 455 BCE to 467 BCE
Skandagupta
Skandagupta, Kumaragupta's son, replaces his father as ruler of the Gupta empire and is regarded the last of the prominent Gupta emperors. During his time, Skandagupta led and defeated Pushyamitras' threat but subsequently faced another threat from the Huns. The Huns struck from the northwest and the costs of the war drained the resources of the Dynasty contributing to its decline. Moreso, the coins developed during his reign instantly loses power after the incursion. -
415 BCE
Kumaragupta I succeeded Chandragupta II
Kumaragupta I, takes over command after his father. He establishes up a system of spies, agents, and whistleblowers. These whistleblowers informed when the Hunas were planning an attack, and this led in a complex being set up a towards their north-western boundary, a custom which lasted for multiple invasions of the Huns, and other intruders from that region. A year before his death in 453 A.D., Kumaragupta defeated the Hunas but they fled before they could be captured. -
415 BCE
The Coinage Kumaragupta I
His time as the King was tranquil, besides a rebellion in his western provinces towards the end of his reign. However, Skandagupta, his heir was sent to suppress it. Kumaragupta reigned between 415 A.D. and 455 A.D. These gold coins are appreciated among the best representatives of Indian numismatic art history. He also circulated a high silver coinage as well as other coins in copper and lead. -
Period: 380 BCE to 413 BCE
Chandragupta II
Numerous chroniclers maintain that Chandragupta II was chosen by his father to be the heir to Gupta dynasty. However, the oldest son of Samudra Gupta, Rama Gupta replaced his father as the Emperor. Chandragupta II then murdered him and took over the throne. During this period, Chandragupta II conquered as many as 21 kingdoms beginning with eastern and western India, subsequently moving northwards with the aim of conquering the Persians, Hunas, Kinnaras as well as the Kiratas. -
Period: 335 BCE to 380 BCE
Samudra Gupta succeeded Chandragupta I
Samudra Gupta, took over from his father Chandragupta I and governed the Gupta Empire for around 45 years. Samudra Gupta is also celebrated as 'Napoleon of India'. He was a soldierly mastermind and he advanced the extension of the empire to the north and eastern coast of India, including the entire Ganges River Valley. During his reign, he conquered over twenty kingdoms. -
320 BCE
Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I climbed to the throne of Magadha which comprised of the territories to the north of Gupta. He wedded Kumaradevi, who was the princess of the rich influential Lichchhavi tribe in Magadha. The marriage resulted in great prosperity and political influence enabling him to start subduing the small Indian dominions, and he finally grows his jurisdiction from the Ganges River to Prayaga which is today Allahabad. He takes on the supreme name, Maharajadhiraja referring to the king of kings
