Purugupta

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Purugupta was a Gupta dynasty ruler of northern India in the 5th century CE, known as a successor in the imperial Gupta lineage during its later phase.

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Purugupta canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5th-century Indian ruler
Gupta emperor
Indian monarch
historical figure
associatedDynasticIssue succession disputes in later Gupta period
associatedWithPlace Nalanda region
linked to: Nalanda district

Pataliputra
country Gupta Empire
culturalContext classical Gupta age of North India
dynasticPhase later Gupta period
era post-Chandragupta II Gupta era
father Kumaragupta I
hasIssue Budhagupta
Narasimhagupta
possibly Kumaragupta II
historicalCertainty partly reconstructed from fragmentary records
knownFor being a later Gupta ruler
continuing the imperial Gupta lineage
knownFrom genealogical records
inscriptions
seals
languageOfInscriptions Sanskrit
memberOf Gupta dynasty
linked to: Gupta Empire
mother Anantadevi
politicalStatus emperor of a gradually declining empire
positionInLineage successor of Kumaragupta I in imperial line
predecessor Kumaragupta I
regionRuled northern India
religion Hinduism
royalHouse Gupta dynasty
linked to: Gupta Empire
scriptOfInscriptions Gupta script
sourceType epigraphic evidence
successor Narasimhagupta
timePeriod 5th century CE
title Gupta emperor
Maharajadhiraja

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Kumaragupta I issue Purugupta
Skandagupta successor Purugupta