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Chandragupta II
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Key facts
- Reign
- c. 375 or 380 – c. 415
- Coronation
- c. 380
- Predecessor
- Samudragupta , possibly Ramagupta
- Successor
- Kumaragupta I
- Born
- (Unknown) possibly c. 345–350 , Pataliputra , Gupta Empire
- Died
- c. 415 , Pataliputra , or possibly Ujjain , Gupta Empire
- Spouse
- Dhruvadevi , Kuberanaga
- Issue
- Kumaragupta I Prabhavatigupta Govindagupta Ghatotkachagupta
- Dynasty
- Gupta
- Father
- Samudragupta
- Mother
- Dattadevi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Allegiance
- Gupta Empire
- Branch
- Gupta Army
- Rank
- Supreme Commander
- Conflicts
- Gupta-Saka Wars
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chandra
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Gupta Empire
- Spouse
- Dhruvadevi
- Child
- Prabhavatigupta
- Father
- Samudragupta
- Sibling
- Ramagupta
- Occupation
- monarch
- Position held
- emperor
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Noble title
- emperor
- Image
- ChandraguptaIIOnHorse.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- Commons category
- Chandragupta II
- date of death
- 0500-00-00
- replaced by
- Kumaragupta I
- replaces
- Samudragupta
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Encyclopedic overview
Chandragupta II (died c. 415), also known by his title Vikramaditya, as well as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, was the emperor of the Gupta Empire from c. 375 until his death in c. 415. Modern scholars generally identify him with King Chandra of the Delhi iron pillar inscription.
He continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta through military conquests and marital alliances. Historical evidence attests to his remarkable victories, which include the defeat of the Sassanids, the conquest of the Western Kshatrapas and the vassalization of the Hunas. Under the reign of Chandragupta II, the Gupta Empire reached its zenith, directly controlling a vast territory which stretched from the Oxus River in the west to the Bengal region in the east, and from the foothills of the Himalayas in the north to the Narmada River in the south. Chandragupta II expanded his influence and indirectly ruled over the Kuntala region of Karnataka through a marriage alliance with Kadambas, and during his daughter Prabhavatigupta's 20-year-long regency, he effectively integrated the Vakataka kingdom into the Gupta Empire.
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