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937:. Some scholars have attributed these coins to the Gupta ruler Ramagupta, but others believe him to be a distinct, local ruler. Since Garuda was the emblem of the imperial Gupta dynasty, numismatist K. D. Bajpai asserted that these coins were indeed issued by the Gupta emperor Ramagupta. Bajpai speculated that Samudragupta appointed his son Ramagupta as a governor of the eastern
878:(who must have been Ramagupta's successor). The medial 'i' character is different from the one featured in the Sanchi inscriptions, but such a character can also be found in earlier inscriptions, such as the Nandsa-Yupa inscriptions of the 3rd century. Thus, on palaeographic basis, the Ramagupta inscriptions can be assigned to the 4th century CE.
948:
However, historian D. C. Sircar doesn't find Bajpai's theory convincing, and states that the issuer of these coins may have been a local chief of imitated Gupta coinage after the decline of the Gupta dynast in the late 5th century CE. Sircar points out that a non-Gupta ruler named
Harigupta is known
709:
In the official Gupta genealogy, the kings are described as "meditating on the feet" of their fathers. However, in a departure from this convention, Chandragupta II is described as having been "accepted by his father" in his
Mathura stone pillar inscription as well as Bihar and Bhitari inscriptions
498:
argued that the additional literary evidence was too strong to dismiss
Ramagupta as a fictional character, and hoped that his existence would be proved by discovery of his coins in future. Subsequently, some scholars such as K. D. Bajpai attributed a few copper coins discovered in central India to
126:
857:
These inscriptions do not mention that
Ramagupta belonged to the Gupta dynasty, and do not mention any date. However, following arguments can be made to date them to the 4th century, and to support the identification of the Ramagupta mentioned in these inscriptions as a Gupta emperor:
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Based on the reconstructed text, all three inscriptions appear to contain same text except the name of the tirthankara. They state that emperor
Ramagupta caused the statues to be built at the behest of a mendicant. The mendicant was named Chella Kshamana or Chelu-kshamana
431:
narrative is debated. Several other sources refer to the events mentioned in the play, but these sources do not mention
Ramagupta by name, and may be based on the play itself. Three undated inscriptions, written in a variety of the
749:
Ramagupta; the partially-damaged inscription on another similar statue also appears to mention his name. The statues were discovered while clearing a field with a bulldozer, and were partially damaged by the bulldozer.
659:भगवतोर्हतः चन्द्रप्रभस्य प्रतिमेऽयं कारिता महाराजाधिराज-श्री-रामगुप्तेन उपदेशात् पाणिपात्रिक-चन्द्रक्षमाचार्य्य-क्षमण-श्रमण-प्रशिष्य-आचार्य्य सर्प्पसेन-क्षमण-शिष्यस्य गोलक्यान्त्या-सत्पुत्रस्य चेलु-क्षमणस्येति
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and discovered in central India, mention a king called
Ramagupta: this seems to attest the existence of a Gupta emperor named Ramagupta, although it does not conclusively prove the historicity of the
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The Eran inscription of
Samudragupta appears to mention that his queen Datta-devi had many sons and grandsons, although this cannot be said with certainty because the inscription is mutilated.
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below), historian Tej Ram Sharma speculates that
Ramagupta may have adopted "a peaceful style of life" after his humiliation by the Shaka enemy, which may explain his inclination towards
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to have issued copper coins that feature a garuda, and imitate the gold coins of
Chandragupta II. Coins of another such imitator, named Indragupta, have been discovered at
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has dated these records to a later period, based on a comparison of letters and signs that occur in these inscriptions and the Sanchi inscriptions of Chandragupta II.
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Inscriptions attributed to Ramagputa have been discovered in central India (see below). These inscriptions mention a king called Ramagupta who bore the imperial title
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story. Some coins discovered in central India have also been attributed to Ramagupta, but this attribution has not been unanimously accepted by modern historians.
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s (traditional symbols) associated with the tirthankaras, which suggests that the images belong to an "early stage in the development of the Jaina iconography".
634:, who controlled western and central Punjab. Altekar theorized that Piro invaded eastern Punjab, and Ramagupta attempted to check his advance, leading to a war.
1172:भारतीय दिगम्बर जैन अभिलेख और तीर्थ परिचय, मध्यप्रदेशः. 13वीं श. ई. तक (Bharatiya Digambar Jain Abhilekh aur Tirth Parichay, Madhya-Pradesh: 13 vi shati tak)
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region in central India; Ramagupta was forced to stay there even after his father's death because of the war with the Shakas, and the events depicted in
725:, although these sources may be based on the play itself, and therefore, cannot be regarded as conclusive evidence corroborating the play's historicity.
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However, according to another theory, the Ramagupta of the Durjanpur inscriptions is a later Gupta king, not the brother of Chandragupta II. Historian
714:. Scholars who believe the play to have a historical basis argue that this is a covert way of stating that his accession to the throne was contested.
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953:. Sircar also notes that other Gupta emperors are known to have issued gold coins, but no gold coins issued by Ramagupta have been discovered.
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Later, Chandragputa appears to have killed Ramagupta and married Dhruvadevi, who is mentioned as Chandragupta's queen in the Gupta records.
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of northern India. The surviving fragments of the play, combined with other literary evidence, suggest that he agreed to surrender his wife
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portions completely lost, Inscription erased (though some words and letters can be reconstructed based on the other two inscriptions).
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and R. Saraswati in 1923, Ramagupta's historicity became a matter of debate among historians. Some scholars, including Levi, dismissed
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Face of the tirthankara completely damaged, Face of the left-hand attendant figure damaged, Inscription well-preserved and complete.
460:. It is possible that the records of Ramagupta's successors omit his name from genealogical lists because he was not their ancestor.
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A few copper coins, bearing the legend "Ramaguta" (Prakrit form of "Ramagupta") on the obverse, and the figure of a lion or a
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and other supporting evidence, modern scholars theorize that Ramagupta was the elder son and successor of the Gupta emperor
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as an emperor. Dhruvadevi is attested by her royal seal which describes her as the wife of Chandragupta and the mother of
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Ramagupta's name does not appear in the official records of the Gupta dynasty. According to the official Gupta genealogy,
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Ramagupta were discovered at Durjanpur, and have been cited as proof for the existence of the king mentioned in the
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ryya-kṣamaṇa-śramana-praśiṣya-acāryya Sarppasena-kṣamaṇa-śiṣyasya Golakyāntyā-satputraasya Celūkṣamaṇasyeti
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The official Gupta genealogy does not mention Ramagupta, and therefore, the historicity of the
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script of 4th-5th centuries CE, which proves that Ramagupta was a historical Gupta emperor.
1592:. Vol. 3, Part I: A.D. 300-985. Indian History Congress / People's Publishing House.
8:
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The theory that Ramagupta was a historical person is supported by the following points:
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went to the enemy camp disguised as the queen, and killed the enemy. According to the
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
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is an imperial title, which indicates that Ramagupta was a historical Gupta emperor.
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king who ruled in Punjab, and who is referred to as "Devaputra-Shahi-Shanushahi" in
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Sarppasena-kshamana, who in turn, was a pupil's pupil of Chandra-kshamana.
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as unreliable for the purposes of history. Others, such as RD Banerji and
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calls the place "Aripura" (literally "enemy's city"); one manuscript of
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killed the Shaka enemy, and later dethroned him, marrying Dhruvadevi.
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A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta
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Bhagavatorhataḥ Candraprabhasya pratime-yaṃ kāritā ma-
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Bhagavatorhataḥ Puṣpadantasya pratime-yaṃ kāritā ma-
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harājadhirāja-śri-Rāmaguptena upadeśāt-Pāṇipātrika-
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1576:Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
1536:History and Historians in Ancient India
467:. The original text of the play is now
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1629:An introduction to Gupta numismatics
1475:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 315.
1472:Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas
719:Devichandraguptam § Historicity
477:Devichandraguptam § Historicity
1514:The Imperial Guptas and Their Times
925:on the reverse, have been found at
539:Based on the surviving passages of
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1568:Journal of the Oriental Institute
1564:"Three inscriptions of Rāmagupta"
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511:statue inscriptions referring to
1589:A Comprehensive History of India
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1562:(1969). B. J. Sandesara (ed.).
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1170:Kasturchand Jain Suman (2001).
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503:disputed this attribution (see
499:Ramagupta, but others, such as
808:Candrakṣamaryya--śramana-praśi
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1611:. Harvard University Press.
1532:Dilip Kumar Ganguly (1984).
1511:Dilip Kumar Ganguly (1987).
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1703:4th-century Indian monarchs
1672:. Pearson Education India.
815:C: Statue of Chandraprabha
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1632:. Kusumanjali Prakashan.
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1469:Ashvini Agrawal (1989).
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408:, was an emperor of the
1645:Tej Ram Sharma (1989).
1496:. Motilal Banarsidass.
1493:Studies in Indian Coins
1454:. Motilal Banarsidass.
1451:Indian Kavya Literature
1174:. Delhi. pp. 1–10.
161: late 3rd century
144: late 3rd century
1666:Upinder Singh (2008).
1605:Romila Thapar (2013).
1574:. Oriental Institute,
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48:c. late 4th century CE
1490:D.C. Sircar (2008) .
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1626:S. R. Goyal (1994).
1238:Ashvini Agrawal 1989
1092:Ashvini Agrawal 1989
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1009:Ashvini Agrawal 1989
973:Ashvini Agrawal 1989
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190:(early 4th century?)
1540:. Abhinav. p.
1388:, pp. 226–227.
1362:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1352:, pp. 248–249.
1283:, pp. 250–251.
1250:R. C. Majumdar 1981
1214:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1131:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1119:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1104:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1077:, pp. 227–228.
1051:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1038:, pp. 116–122.
1036:Tej Ram Sharma 1989
1021:R. C. Majumdar 1981
1011:, pp. 153–154.
994:R. C. Majumdar 1981
219:(late 4th century?)
1608:The Past Before Us
1374:Upinder Singh 2008
1240:, p. 157-158.
1226:Romila Thapar 2013
1158:Romila Thapar 2013
572:Shringara-Prakasha
566:passage quoted in
456:, whose queen was
1679:978-81-317-1677-9
1658:978-81-7022-251-4
1618:978-0-674-72651-2
1551:978-0-391-03250-7
1524:978-81-7017-222-2
1503:978-81-208-2973-2
1482:978-81-208-0592-7
1461:978-81-208-0448-7
1143:A. K. Warder 1989
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