Kumaragupta I

Kumaragupta I
Maharajadhiraja Parama-bhattaraka Paramadvaita Mahendraditya
Kumaragupta fighting a lion, as depicted on his gold coin[1]
Gupta emperor
Reign	c. 415 – c. 455 CE
Predecessor	Chandragupta II
Successor	Skandagupta
Died	c. 455 CE
Spouse	Anantadevi
Issue	Skandagupta Purugupta
Dynasty	Gupta
Father	Chandragupta II
Mother	Dhruvadevi
Religion	Hinduism

Gupta Empire 320 CE–550 CE
Gupta (c. late 3rd century) Ghatotkacha (c. late 3rd century - 319) Chandragupta I (c. 319 – 335/350) Kacha (early 4th century?) Samudragupta (c. 335/350 – 375) (Ramagupta) (late 4th century?) Chandragupta II (380 – 413/415) Kumaragupta I (415 – 455) Skandagupta (455 - 467) Purugupta (467 – 473) Kumaragupta II (473 - 476) Budhagupta (476 – 495) Narasimhagupta (495 – ?) (Bhanugupta) (c. 510) Vainyagupta (c. 507) Kumaragupta III (c. 530) Vishnugupta (540 – 550)
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Kumaragupta I (Gupta script: Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta,^[2] r. c. 415–455 CE) was a Gupta emperor of ancient India. A son of the Gupta king Chandragupta II and Queen Dhruvadevi. He seems to have maintained control of his inherited territory, which extended from Gujarat in the west to Bengal region in the east.

Kumaragupta performed an Ashvamedha sacrifice, which was usually performed to prove imperial sovereignty, although no concrete information is available about his military achievements. Based on the epigraphic and numismatic evidence, some modern historians have theorized that he may have subdued the Aulikaras of central India and the Traikutakas of western India. The Nalanda mahavihara was possibly built during his reign.

The Bhitari pillar inscription states that his successor Skandagupta restored the fallen fortunes of the Gupta family, which has led to suggestions that during his last years, Kumaragupta suffered reverses, possibly against the Pushyamitras or the Hunas. However, this cannot be said with certainty, and the situation described in the Bhitari inscription may have been the result of events that happened after his death.