bore the title Maharajadhiraja on coins

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Chandragupta I was an early Gupta emperor in northern India, known for significantly expanding the Gupta realm and laying the foundations of the classical Gupta Empire.

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instanceOf Gupta emperor
Indian monarch
ancestor Sri Gupta
associatedWith Licchavi kingdom through marriage alliance
capitalRegion Magadha
coinage gold coins
joint-issue coins with Kumaradevi
continent Asia
country Gupta Empire
culture Gupta culture
dynasty Gupta dynasty
linked to: Gupta Empire
era Classical period of Indian history
fatherOf Samudragupta
governmentForm monarchy
historicalSignificance consolidated Gupta power in the Ganges valley
marked the rise of the Gupta Empire as a major power
house Gupta
knownFor early Gupta territorial expansion
languageOfInscriptions Sanskrit
legacy established political stability for later Gupta rulers
paved the way for Samudragupta’s military conquests
notableFor bore the title Maharajadhiraja on coins
laying the foundations of the classical Gupta Empire
significantly expanding the Gupta realm
positionHeld Emperor of the Gupta Empire
predecessor Ghatotkacha
region Northern India
linked to: northern India
reignType hereditary kingship
religion Hinduism
royalTitle Maharaja
Maharajadhiraja
sphereOfInfluence Ganges river basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
spouse Kumaradevi
spouseDynasty Licchavi
linked to: Lichchhavi dynasty
successor Samudragupta
timePeriod early 4th century CE
title Maharajadhiraja
typeOfMonarch Hindu king

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Chandragupta I coinLegend bore the title Maharajadhiraja on coins