Chandragupta I

Not to be confused with Chandragupta Maurya.

Chandragupta I
Queen Kumaradevi and King Chandragupta I, depicted on a coin of their son, Samudragupta;350–380 CE
3rd Gupta Emperor
Reign	c. 320 – c. 335 CE
Coronation	320 CE
Predecessor	Ghatotkacha
Successor	Samudragupta

Consort	Kumaradevi
Issue	Samudragupta Prabhavati
Dynasty	Gupta
Father	Ghatotkacha
Religion	Hinduism

Gupta Empire

320 CE–550 CE

Sri Gupta	(240–280 CE)
Ghatotkacha	(280–319 CE)
Chandragupta I	(320–335 CE)
Samudragupta	(335–375 CE)
Ramagupta
Chandragupta II	(380–413/415 CE)
Kumaragupta I	(415–455 CE)
Skandagupta	(455–? CE)
Purugupta	(467–473 CE)
Kumaragupta II	(473–476 CE)
Budhagupta	(476–495 CE)
Narasimhagupta
Kumaragupta III
Vishnugupta	(540–550 CE)
Vainyagupta
Bhanugupta

Chandragupta was a major king in the Gupta Empire around 320 CE and is generally considered as the founder of the Gupta dynasty. As the ruler of the Gupta Empire, he is known for forging alliances with many powerful families in the Ganges region.

Description

Chandragupta the First was the son of Ghatotkacha and the grandson of Maharaja Sri Gupta. Unlike his predecessors, who were known as Maharaja (king), he came to be known as Maharajadhiraja (king of kings). He came to power in 320AD as his father Ghatotkacha died leaving him on the throne. However it remains unknown how he expanded "small principality to the status of an important kingdom" by annexing neighbouring kingdoms. He also married a Licchhavi princess Kumaradevi indicating that the matrimonial connections between the two led to the "political greatness" of the Gupta dynasty.^[1]

The exact boundaries of his empire remains unknown. He had two main sons. The eldest was Kacha and the younger was Samudragupta.

References

↑ Majumdar 2013, p. 230.

Sources

Majumdar, Ramesh Chandra (2013), Ancient India, New Delhi:Motilal Banarsidass.-new Delhi, ISBN 81-208-0436-8

Established Gupta Empire

Regnal titles
Preceded by Ghatotkacha	Gupta Emperor 320–335	Succeeded by Samudragupta

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