Dynastic History Of MagadhaAbhinav Publications, 1977 - 275 pages Magadha In Ancient Times Was Both Attens And Rome For India. While Her Leading Role In The Buddhist, Maurya And The Gupta Ages Has Been Treated At Length By Leading Historians Of The East And The West, In The Present Work The Dynamic Though Subdued Part Played By Magadha From The Middle Of The 5Th Century A. D. To The Conquest By The Turko-Afghans Has Been Dealt In Depth And Detail. The Part Played By The Later Guptas, The Maukharis And The Gaudas, Immediately On The Decline Of The Imperial Guptas, On The Indian Chessboard Is Here Laid Out With Singular Clarity. Numerous Cobwebs Of Political History Of The Subsequent Periods Have Been Cleared, And The Paramount Position Of Magadha In The Heyday Of Pala Imperialism Has Been Highlighted. The Book Will Not Only Satisfy Readers About The Political Vicissitudes Of Magadha But Of The Whole Of Northern India In The Very Exciting Periods Of India S Political History. |
Contents
War of Succession after Kumāra GuptaI | 1 |
Skanda Gupta | 22 |
Successors of Skanda Gupta | 38 |
The Later Guptas | 81 |
The Maukharis in Magadha | 109 |
The Gaudas in Magadha | 128 |
Restoration of the Later Gupta Dynasty | 154 |
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Adityasena appears Avantivarman Bāņa Bhānu Gupta Bhaskaravarman Bhitari Bhogavarman Buddhist Budha Gupta Candra Gupta CCGDBM century A.D. copper plate Damodaragupta dated death defeated Devagupta Devapāla Dharmapāla district East Bengal EHNI father feudatory Gauda Gaya Ghatotkaca gold coins Gopala Govinda-III Govindapāla Goyal Grahavarman Gupta dynasty Gupta emperor Gupta empire Harsha History Hsüan Tsang Hūņas Ibid identified imperial Guptas imperial titles India inscription invasion Iśānavarman issued JASB Jayanaga Jīvitagupta Kalacuri Kāmarūpa Kamboja Kanauj king of Gauda king of Magadha kingdom Kumāra Gupta later Gupta king Madanapala Madhavagupta Mahādevī Mahārāja Mahārājādhirāja Mahāsenagupta Malwa Maukhari Maukhari king mentioned Mihirakula Nālandā Narasimha Gupta Bālāditya Nārāyaṇapāla North Bengal Orissa overlord Parameśvara Prakāśāditya probably Pūru Gupta R.C. Majumdar Rāmapāla Rashtrakutas referred region reign rule ruler Sahura Samudra Gupta Sarvavarman Śaśānka Sena Skanda Gupta South Bihar Śrī suggest Suryavarman temple throne Toramāņa Vainya Gupta Vardhanas varman victory Vijayasena Vikramaditya Vishņu Gupta Yasodharman