History of Gujarát: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume I, Part I.Campbell, James M.
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History of Gujarát: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume I, Part I.
Campbell, James M.
Gujarat (India) -- History
About 1887 Pandit Bhagvánlál secured nine of a hoard of 500 silver
coins found at Daman in South Gujarát. All are of one king a close
imitation of the coins of the latest Kshatrapas. On the obverse is
a bust of bad workmanship and on the reverse are the usual Kshatrapa
symbols encircled with the legend:
Mahárájendravarmaputra Parama Vaishnava Srí Mahárája Rudragana.
The devoted Vaishnava the illustrious king Rudragana son of the great
king Indravarma.
At Karád, thirty-one miles south of Sátára, Mr. Justice Newton obtained
a coin of this Rudragana, with the coins of many Kshatrapas including
Visvasimha son of Bharttridáman who ruled up to A.D. 300. This would
favour the view that Rudragana was the successful rival who wrested
the Dakhan and North Konkan from Visvasimha. The fact that during the
twenty years after Visvasimha (A.D. 300-320) none of the Kshatrapas
has the title Mahákshatrapa seems to show they ruled in Káthiáváda as
tributaries of this Rudragana and his descendants of the Traikútaka
family. The Dahrasena of the Párdi plate whose inscription date is 207,
that is A.D. 457, may be a descendant of Rudragana. The Traikútaka
kingdom would thus seem to have flourished at least till the middle
of the fifth century. Somewhat later, or at any rate after the date
of the Kanheri plate (245 = A.D. 495), it was overthrown by either
the Mauryas or the Guptas. [166]
CHAPTER VII.
THE GUPTAS
(G. 90-149; A.D. 410-470.)
After the Kshatrapas (A.D. 120-410) the powerful dynasty of the Guptas
established themselves in Gujarát. So far as the dynasty is connected
with Gujarát the Gupta tree is:
Gupta.
G.1-12(?)--A.D.319-322(?)
Petty N. W. P. Chief.
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Ghatotkacha.
G.12-29(?)--A.D.332-349(?)
Petty N. W. P. Chief.
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Chandragupta I.
G.29-49(?)--A.D.349-369(?)
Powerful N. W. P. Chief.
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Samudragupta.
G.50-75(?)--A.D.370-395.
Great N. W. P. Sovereign.
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Chandragupta II.
G.70-96--A.D.396-415.
Great Monarch conquers Málwa.
G.80 A.D.400 and Gujarát G.90 A.D.410.
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Kumáragupta.
G.97-133--A.D.416-453.
Rules Gujarát and Káthiáváda.
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Skandagupta.
G.133-149--A.D.454-470.
Rules Gujarát Káthiáváda and Kachch.
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