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	Gupta Empire
		Chandragupta is the first of the Guptas to be referred to as `Maharajadhiraja' or `King of Kings'.
		Chandragupta died in 335 and was succeeded by his son Samudragupta, a tireless conquerer.
		Chandragupta II was succeeded by his son Kumaragupta[?].
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	Chandragupta II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It was under the rule of Samudragupta's son, Chandragupta II (very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya) spanning 375-413/15 CE, that the Gupta empire achieved its zenith.
		The Allahabad pillar inscription mentions the marriage of Chandragupta with a Naga princess Kuveranaga.
		Chandragupta's daughter Prabhavati by his other queen Kuberanaga, a Naga princess, was married to the powerful Vakataka king Rudrasena II.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chandragupta_II (998 words)

	Chandragupta II: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
		It was under the rule of Samudragupta's son, Chandragupta II (very often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya) spanning 375-413/15 AD, that the Gupta empire achieved its zenith.
		Chandragupta II controlled a vast empire, from the mouth of the Ganges to the mouth of the Indus and from what is now North Pakistan down to the mouth of the Narmada[?].
		This is evidenced by later reports of the the presence a circle of poets known as the Nine Jewels in his court (Did this inspire the latter Nine Gems of Akbar's court).
	www.encyclopedian.com /vi/Vikramaditya.html (448 words)

	India - MSN Encarta
		It was further extended by Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta, to include all of India (including what is now Pakistan and much of what is now Afghanistan) except the far southern tip and the lands to the east of the Brahmaputra River.
		For about the next century his son Samudragupta and grandson Chandragupta II brought much of India under unified control for the first time since the Mauryan Empire, controlling the lands from the eastern hills of Afghanistan to Assam, north of the Narmada River.
		Both Chandragupta I and Chandragupta II made strategic marriages that extended the empire, the latter with the successors to the Andhra dynasty in central India.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761557562_11/India.html (2095 words)

	GUPTA. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The dynasty was founded by Chandragupta I (reigned c.320–c.330), who married a princess of the Licchavi tribe, acquired the kingdom of Magadha, and expanded his domains to include all of Bihar and some of Bengal.
		The third and greatest of the Guptas, Chandragupta II (reigned c.380–c.414), further expanded the kingdom to include Ujjain.
		Chandragupta II’s successors were Kumaragupta (reigned c.414–455) and Skandagupta (reigned 455–c.467).
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	Gupta Dynasty, A History
		The title Maharajadiraja itself explains that Chandragupta-I was a powerful Gupta king, the conquests might have been the strong reasons for the title.
		It is certain now that Chandragupta was raised by his Licchavi connection from the rank of local chief to a dignity that justified him to assume the title Maharajadiraja.
		Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta-I and Mahadevi Kumaradevi, the grandson of Ghatotkacha.
	prabhu.50g.com /guptas.html (1223 words)

	The Age of the Guptas and After
		Under Chandragupta I (320-335), empire was revived in the north.
		It was his son, however, Samudragupta (335-376), and later his grandson, Chandragupta II (376-415), who extended the kingdom into an empire over the whole of the north and the western Deccan.
		Chandragupta II was the greatest of the Gupta kings; called Vikramaditya ("The Sun of Power"), he presided over the greatest cultural age in India.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/ANCINDIA/GUPTA.HTM (815 words)

	Indian History - Empire of Chandragupta II
		Chandragupta II proved to be of the same military mettle of his father and brought large amounts of territory in Western India under the Gupta empire.
		From the inscription of the Mehrauli Iron Pillar of Chandragupta II situated in Delhi, it is learnt that he waged successful wars against several chiefs of Vanga (Bengal).
		Chandragupta's empire had both the Arabian Sea coast and that of the Bay of Bengal under its control.
	www.indhistory.com /chandragupta-II.html (378 words)

	webindia123.com-Indian History-Ancient-THE GUPTA PERIOD
		The importance of the rule Chandragupta I centres around the influence of Kumaradevi the Lichchavi princess, coins bearing the figures of the princess speaks of the extent of her influence.
		Chandragupta became the king of Pataliputra and established a kingdom along the Ganges.
		Chandragupta Vikramaditya's miltary conquests includes the conquest of Malwa, Gujarat and Saurashtra which were under the Saka rule.
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	guptas
		The first famous king of the Gupta dynasty was Ghatokacha's son Chandragupta I. He married Kumaradevi, the daughter of the chief of the Lichhavis.This marriage was a turning point to Chandragupta I.He got Patliputra in dowry from the Lichhavis.
		Samudragupta's Reign Samudragupta is considered as one of the greatest rulers in Indian history.He is also compared to Alexander or Napoleon as a conqueror.He performed Ashwamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice) after defeating nine kings in the north and twelve kings in the south to underline the importance of his conquest of almost the whole of India.
		Chandragupta II was succeeded by his son Kumargupta who was also a great ruler.
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	Chandragupta II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Chandragupta II Chandragupta II Emperor of India, c.380 - c.415 A.D. Silver, 14 mm
		The Gupta period is considered the golden age of ancient India.
		The Gupta empire reached its zenith under Chandragupta II, the third and most significant of the imperial Guptas.
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	The Gupta Dynasty
		Chandragupta I was born in 305 A.D. When he was in his teens, he married a Lichchhavi (present-day Nepal) princess named Kumaradevi.
		Like father like son, Chandragupta II was also a warrior king, and he obtained more lands for the already vast empire.
		Chandragupta II ruled India from 375 A.D. to 414 A.D. Paragraphs 6 to 9:
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	Chandragupta II - Jatland Wiki
		It forced Chandragupta to set aside his brother and capture the reign of the empire in his own hands in 380 AD.
		Chandragupta ruled for a period of about 34-35 years from 380 AD to 415 AD.
		The court of Chandragupta was made even more illustrious by the fact that it was graced by the navaratna, a group of nine who excelled in the literary arts.
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	History Gupta Empire - History Of Ancient, Medieval And Modern India.
		Chandragupta II Chandragupta II, the Sun of Power (Vikramaditya), ruled until 413.
		The court of Chandragupta was made even illustrious by the fact that it was graced by the navaratna, a group of nine who excelled in the literary arts.
		Chandragupta II was succeeded by his son Kumaragupta I. Known as the Mahendraditya, he ruled until 455.
	www.bharatadesam.com /history/gupta_empire.php (2058 words)

	Gupta - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The dynasty was founded by Chandragupta I., who must not be confounded with his famous predecessor Chandragupta Maurya.
		A.D. 326-375), one of the greatest of Indian kings, who conquered nearly the whole of India, and whose alliances extended from the Oxus to Ceylon; but his name was at one time entirely lost to history, and has only been recovered of recent years from coins and inscriptions.
		The Gupta dynasty appears to have fostered a revival of Brahmanism at the expense of Buddhism, and to have given an impulse to art and literature.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Gupta (503 words)

	Chandragupta II
		Coins belonging to the princely States like Coorg, Cochin, Hyderabad, Mysore, Karnataka, Chandragupta II (coin with the inscription of a king with bow and arrow...
		Chandragupta II The period of prominence of the Gupta dynasty is very often referred to as the Golden Age of India.
		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.
	publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/c/ch/chandragupta_ii.html (456 words)

	Nagpuronline: Ancient History -4
		Chandragupta II - Vikarmaditya - married his daughter Prabhavatigupta II to Prthivisena I's son, Rudrasena II, Probably Western Ksatrapas.
		Pravarasena II is the reputed author of the Setubandha, a Prakrit kavya in glorification of Ramachandra.
		Pravarasena II was succeeded by his son Narendrasena, during whose reign Vidarbha was invaded by the Nala king Bhavadatta varman.
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	A Concise History of India, Chapter 2
		Chandragupta I was the third of these, and he made a shrewd move when he married a princess of the Licchavi clan, the current rulers of old Magadha.
		Chandragupta II devoted the rest of his reign to peaceful pursuits.
		Chandragupta II encouraged the development of Sanskrit verse by staging poetry contests.
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	InfoHub - View Single Post - History of India
		His son Chandragupta I took the initial step on the road toward expanding the Gupta domain and creating a large empire.
		But Rama Gupta's brother Vikramaditya (Chandragupta II) had Shaka Satrap killed and was able to take the throne.
		Chandragupta II married the daughter of King Rudrasena II of the Deccan.
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	Cover Story
		The fourth ruler was Chandragupta II (AD 375 – 413), who defeated the Shakas and came to be known as Shakari Vikramaditya.
		We find Vagbhatta (the great great grandfather of Vaghbhatta II), whose son was Singh gupta (great grandfather of Vagbhatta II), whose son was Singh Gupta (great grandfather of Vagbhatta II), whose son was Vagbhatta I, elder; his son was Singh Gupta II who was the father of Vagbhatta II.
		His son, Vagbhatta II, was born in AD 420 (I have arrived at this date on the basis of historical and literary evidence).
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	India - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
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		When World War II broke out in 1939 the British declared war on India’s behalf without consulting Indian leaders, and the Congress provincial ministries resigned in protest.
		After extended negotiations with the British, who were searching for a way to grant independence some time after the war’s end, Gandhi declared a “Quit India” movement in 1942, urging the British to withdraw from India or face nationwide civil disobedience.
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	National Portal of India : Know India : Culture and Heritage
		This marriage was a turning point in the life of Chandragupta I. He got Pataliputra in dowry from the Lichhavis.
		Chandragupta I also got the title of Maharajadhiraja (King of Kings) and ruled for about fifteen years.
		Chandragupta I was succeeded by Samudragupta in about 330 AD, who reigned for about fifty years.
	india.gov.in /knowindia/ancient_history4.php (381 words)

	GuptaEmpire.htm
		This event was commemorated by issue of gold coins (Many numismatic scholars believe that the coins were issued by their son Samudragupta) showing the king and the queen, a unique event that was repeated only in the roman imperial coins.
		Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta and succeeded him in 335 CE.
		Upon Chandragupta Vikramaditya's death, his son Kumaragupta Mahendraditya ascended to the throne and ruled the Gupta empire until his death in c.
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	Ancient India
		The Guptas were in origin probably a family of the wealthy landowners who gradually gained political control in the region of Magadha.
		The kingdom was enlarged by his son, Samudragupta, who fought against a number of kings and annexed territories in the northern part of the sub-continent.
		It was during the reign of Samudragupta's successor, Chandragupta II (also known as Vikramaditya), that the Gupta ascendancy was at it's peak.
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		It signaled the emergance of a leader, a Magadha ruler, Chandragupta I. Chandragupta successfully combated the foreign invasion and laid foundation of the great Gupta dynasty, the emperors of which ruled for the next 300 years, bringing the most prosperous era in Indian history.
		Ghatotkacha was succeeded by his son Chandragupta I (305-325 AD) who strengthened his kingdom by matrimonial alliance with the powerful family of Lichchavi who were rulers of Mithila.
		Samudragupta's son, Chandragupta II tried to be better than his father, and most historians agree, he was certainly successful.
	www.med.unc.edu /~nupam/Sgupta1.html (3148 words)

	History of India - 2: Alexander the Great, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire
		The successor of Chandragupta was his son Bindusara who reigned from 300BC to 273BC.
		Chandragupta I was the first in the Gupta Dynasty to assume the imperial title of 'Supreme King of Kings'.
		Samudragupta was succeeded by Chandragupta II who was also known as Vikramaditya (380 ~ 413AD).
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	gupta.html
		Chandragupta married Kumaradevi, and the city of Patliputra was given to him in the dowry.
		On the right is one of the very few images of Chandragupta I. It has been taken from a coin which is shown on the left with him standing with Queen Kumardevi.
		After Chandragupta II died in 405 AD, there were several more kings, until the Gupta empire broke up around 600 AD.
	www.designerhistory.com /historyofashion/gupta.html (2071 words)

	Chronology of Indian History (Part 1) - China History Forum, chinese history forum
		624 -Kubja Vishnuvardhan I (brother of King Pulakesin II of Maharashtra) established the Chalukya Dynasty of eastern Vengi in Andhra Pradesh.
		642 -Chalukya King Pulakesin II of Maharashtra defeated by King Narasimhavarman I of the Pallava Dynasty of Kanchipuram.
		795 -Mahashivagupta Yayati II came to the throne of part of Orissa, beginning the rule of the Kesari Dynasty, and championing the cause of Brahmanism.
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