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A short note on Chandragupta-ll. 75
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Chandragupta is believed to have defeated the Western Kshatrapas led by Rudrasimha III, capturing Malwa and Gujarat in the process. The geographical location of the Vakataka kingdom allowed Chandragupta II to take the opportunity to defeat the Western Kshatrapasonce for all. Many historians refer to this period as the Vakataka-Gupta Age.[2]Although the expanding Gupta Empire under Samudragupta came in contact with the Western Kshatrapas as early as the middle of the fourth century, it was only at the end of the fourth century that the Eastern and western Regions of Malwa were annexed by Chandragupta II.[6]

Chandragupta II controlled a vast empire, from the mouth of the Ganges to the mouth of the Indus River and from what is now North Pakistan down to the mouth of the Narmada. Pataliputra continued to be the capital of his huge empire but Ujjain too became a sort of second capital. The large number of beautiful gold coins issued by the Gupta dynasty are a testament to the grandeur of that age. Chandragupta II also started producing silver coins in the Western Satrap tradition in his western territories.[7][8]

Chandragupta II was succeeded by his second son Kumaragupta I, born of