Budhagupta
Sign in to saveBudhagupta (Gupta script: 10px12px14px12px Bu-dha-gu-pta, ) was a Gupta emperor and the successor of Kumaragupta II. He was the son of Purugupta and was succeeded by Narasimhagupta.
Key facts
- Royalty.succession
- Gupta emperor
- Royalty.image
- Budhagupta gold coin , 477-487 CE , India.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- Gold coin of Budhagupta
- Royalty.predecessor
- Kumaragupta II
- Royalty.successor
- Narasimhagupta
- Royalty.dynasty
- Gupta
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Rule
- Inscriptions
- First Buddha statue with inscription of Budhagupta
- Second Buddha statue with inscription of Budhagupta
- Other inscriptions of Budhagupta
- References
- External links
Budhagupta (Gupta script: 10px12px14px12px Bu-dha-gu-pta, ) was a Gupta emperor and the successor of Kumaragupta II. He was the son of Purugupta and was succeeded by Narasimhagupta.
==Rule== Budhagupta had close ties with the rulers of Kannauj and together they sought to run the Alchon Huns (Hunas) out of the fertile plains of Northern India.
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