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216:, exceedingly heroic; and, along with him, Gôparâja followed . . . . . . . . . . (his) friends (and came) here. having fought a very famous battle, he, the celestial , (died and) went to heaven; and (his) devoted, attached, beloved, and beauteous wife, in close companionship, accompanied (him) onto the funeral pyre.
430:
258:
A new revised translation was published in 1981. Verses 3-4 are markedly differently translated, in that ruler
Bhanugupta and his chieftain or noble Goparaja are said to have participated in a battle against the "Maittras" in 510 CE, thought to be the
203:(Line 1) Ăm! In a century of years, increased by ninety-one; on the seventh lunar day of the dark fortnight of (the month) Srâvana; (or in figures) the year 100 (and) 90 (and) 1; (the month) Srâvana; the dark fortnight; the day 7: â
335:
Bhanugupta in the inscription is only mentioned as a "Raja" and not a "Maharaja" or a "Maharajadhiraja" as would be customary for a Gupta Empire ruler. Therefore he may only have been a
Governor for the region of
242:, whom he may or may not have defeated in 510. Mookerji actually considers, in view of the inscription, that Bhanugupta was vanquished by Toramana at this 510 CE Eran battle, so that the western Gupta province of
101:
Only mentioned in the Eran inscription as a "Raja" and not a "Maharaja" or a "Maharajadhiraja" as would be customary for a Gupta Empire ruler, Bhanugupta may only have been a
Governor for the region of
206:(Line 2)â(There was) a king, renowned under the name of . . . . râja, sprung from the . . laksha (?) lineage; and his son (was) that very valorous king (who was known) by the name (of) Mâdhava.
263:(the reading being without full certainty, but "as good as certain" according to the authors). This would eliminate the suggestion that Bhanugupta alluded to a battle with
209:(Line 3)â His son was the illustrious GĂ´parâja, renowned for manliness; the daughter's son of the Sarabha king; who is (even) now (?) the ornament of (his) lineage.
238:
ruler. It has been suggested that
Bhanugupta was involved in an important battle of his time, and suffered important losses, possibly against the Hun invader
143:
302:(Verse 2) His son was the illustrious Goparaja, renowned for manliness; the daughterâs son of the Sarabha king;1 who became the ornament of (his) family.
288:(Lines 1-2) Ĺm ! When a century of years, increased by ninety-one, (had elapsed) on the seventh lunar day of the dark fortnight of (the month)
321:, the best of the gods; and (his) devoted, attached, beloved, and beauteous wife, clinging (to him), entered into the mass of fire (funeral pyre).
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30:
306:
213:
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825:
305:(Verses 3-4) (There is) the glorious Bhanugupta, a distinguished hero on earth, a mighty ruler, brave being equal to
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and
Western India. According to the 1981 translation, they may have been the adversaries of Gupta ruler Bhanugupta.
423:
292:, (or in figures) the year 100 (and) 90 (and) 1 (the month) ĹrÄvaáša the dark fortnight; the (lunar) day 7;-
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651:
212:(Line 5) â (There is) the glorious Bhanugupta, the bravest man on the earth, a mighty king, equal to
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804:
353:
189:
127:
95:
8:
776:
455:
230:
This translation was the basis for various conjectures about a possible encounter with
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sprung from the Ĺulakkha lineage; and his son (was) valorous by the name (of) MÄdhava.
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160:
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fell into the hands of the Hunas at that point. Toramana would then have made his
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528:
271:
146:
in 1888), Bhanugupta participated to a non-specific battle in 510 CE (Line 5).
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568:
472:
369:
341:
130:
in 1888, and then a second time in 1981, leading to different interpretations.
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819:
775:
Corpus
Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings)
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75:
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811:. Vol. 3. Calcutta: Government of India, Central Publications Branch.
617:
548:
235:
759:
Encyclopaedia of Indian Events & Dates by S. B. Bhattacherje p.A15
714:
The Gupta Empire, Radhakumud
Mookerji, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 1959
578:
357:
787:
Early history of Jammu region, Raj Kumar, Gyan
Publishing House, 2010
392:, who is presented as a son of Narasimha Gupta. Toramana then died in
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517:
750:
Ancient Indian
History and Civilization by Sailendra Nath Sen p.220
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309:. And along with him Goparaja, following (him) without fear,
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372:. According to this work, after Bhanu Gupta had lost Malwa,
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380:, forcing Narasimhagupta Baladitya to make a retreat to
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Bhanugupta is known from a stone pillar inscription in
295:(Verse 1) (there was) a ruler, renowned as . . . .
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250:boar inscription, claiming control of the region.
384:. Toramana is said to have crowned a new king in
352:According to a 6th century CE Buddhist work, the
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360:, two kings in Gupta line were crowned, one in
315:and having fought a very big and famous battle
35:Male head, northern India, 5th-6th century CE.
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138:According to the initial translation of the
90:. He is only known from an inscription in
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86:was one of the lesser known kings of the
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181:stone pillar inscription of Bhanugupta.
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317:, went to heaven, becoming equal to
134:Initial translation (J.F Fleet 1888)
126:. The inscription was translated by
153:Eran pillar inscription of Goparaja
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195:Rubbing of the inscription.
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376:continued his conquest to
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23:
465: late 3rd century
448: late 3rd century
166:Eran pillar of Goparaja
94:, and a mention in the
356:, "after the death of
340:, under Gupta Emperor
333:
330:of Bhanugupta, 510 CE.
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279:ruled in the areas of
254:New translation (1981)
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223:of Bhanugupta, 510 CE.
106:, under Gupta Emperor
311:having overtaken the
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269:
148:
494:(early 4th century?)
354:Manjushri-mula-kalpa
348:Manjushri-mula-kalpa
267:in his inscription.
128:John Faithfull Fleet
96:Manjushri-mula-kalpa
523:(late 4th century?)
144:John Faithful Fleet
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408:Gupta Empire
390:Prakataditya
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656:(540 â 550)
652:Vishnugupta
618:Vainyagupta
583:(476 â 495)
573:(473 - 476)
563:(467 â 473)
553:(455 - 467)
549:Skandagupta
543:(415 â 455)
456:Ghatotkacha
236:Alchon Huns
60: ? CE
43:Gupta Ruler
16:Gupta Ruler
820:Categories
739:Fleet 1888
644: 530
627: 507
610: 510
600:Bhanugupta
579:Budhagupta
484:â 335/350)
482: 319
400:References
358:Budhagupta
84:Bhanugupta
58: â c.
56: 510
24:Bhanugupta
559:Purugupta
518:Ramagupta
277:Maitrakas
261:Maitrakas
807:(1888).
388:, named
374:Toramana
325:â
313:Maittras
265:Toramana
240:Toramana
232:Toramana
218:â
798:Sources
394:Benares
386:Benares
378:Magadha
366:Magadha
290:ĹrÄvaáša
281:Gujarat
71:Dynasty
511:â 375)
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382:Bengal
307:Pârtha
234:, the
214:Pârtha
789:p.538
716:p.120
490:Kacha
439:Gupta
362:Gauda
338:Malwa
319:Indra
244:Malwa
124:Malwa
104:Malwa
76:Gupta
49:Reign
297:rÄja
275:The
248:Eran
179:Eran
140:Eran
120:Eran
92:Eran
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