Question

briefly highlight the achievement of Kumaragupta and skandagupta

Answer 1

Kumaragupta I succeeded his father Chandragupta II to power about 415 A.D., and ruled fairly for a long period of 40 years till 455 A.D. Kumaragupta was the son of Chandragupta II by his chief queen Dhruva Devi. According to contemporary literary evidences and the Vaishali Seal and Mandasor inscription, Kumaragupta I did not have a smooth and undisputed succession to the throne. In Vaishali Seal it is inscribed that Govinda Gupta, the eldest son of Chandragupta II, ascended the throne after the death of his father. Dr Bhandarkar also supports the theory and puts forth that in the short intervening period after Chandragupta II`s death and the ascension of Kumaragupta I, Govinda Gupta sat on the throne of the Gupta lineage. Furthermore Dr. Bhandarkar adds that, Kumaragupta I ascended the throne after the sudden death of Govinda Gupta, the immediate successor of Chandragupta II. But the modern scholars discard the theory of Dr. Bhandarkar that Govinda Gupta was the immediate successor of Chandragupta II. They have cast-off the theory on the grounds that the name of Govinda Gupta is not found in the Gupta genealogical list. Moreover the inscription on the Vaishali seal does not throw much light on the identity of Govinda Gupta and his relation with Kumaragupta I. According to modern scholars, Govinda Gupta might have been the governor of Vaishali province, who rebelled against the Gupta king Kumaragupta I. However, the generally accepted theory is that Kumara Gupta inherited the throne of his father Chandragupta II after his death and continued to be the king of ancient India for a lengthy period of forty years. 

Answer 2

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• ʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴛʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀʜᴇɴᴅʀᴀᴅɪᴛʏᴀ .
• ꜰᴏᴜɴᴅᴇᴅ ɴᴀʟᴀɴᴅᴀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛʏ
• ʜᴇ ᴡᴀꜱ ᴡᴏʀꜱʜɪᴘᴘᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏʀᴅ ᴋᴀʀᴛɪᴋᴇʏᴀ (ꜱᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏʀᴅ ꜱʜɪᴠᴀ ).

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• ᴋᴜᴍᴀʀᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ-| ᴡᴀꜱ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʙʏ ꜱᴋᴀɴᴅᴀɢᴜᴘᴛᴀ . ʜᴇ ꜰᴀᴄᴇᴅ ʜᴜɴᴀꜱ ᴇꜰꜰᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ .
• ʀᴇꜱᴛᴏʀᴇᴅ ꜱᴜᴅᴀʀꜱʜᴀɴᴀ ʟᴀᴋᴇ .
• ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ , ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ᴅᴀʏꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɢᴜᴘᴛᴀꜱ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ . ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴍᴘɪʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇᴅ ʙᴜᴛ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟ ᴡᴇᴀᴋᴇɴᴇᴅ , ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀᴏʀꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ꜰᴇᴜᴅᴀᴛᴏʀʏ ᴋɪɴɢꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇᴛᴇᴅɪᴛᴀʀʏ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ .