320 CE – 550 CE · Northern India
Provisionalगुप्त साम्राज्य
Gupta Dynasty
Gupta
IIReign chronology
4 events6 dated events · dashed line = sources disagree
The Gupta Dynasty arose under Sri Gupta around 320 CE in Northern India. Evidence class on record: verified evidence.
IIIRecords patronised by this dynasty
30 temples · 0 inscriptions · 4 manuscriptsPLATE M01
ProvisionalRamayana (Valmiki)
Ramayana (Valmiki)
PLATE M02
ProvisionalManusmriti
Manusmriti
PLATE M03
ProvisionalArthashastra
Arthashastra
PLATE M04
ProvisionalMahabharata
Mahabharata
IVRulers and succession
7 rulersLines show documented parent-to-child descent only. Throne successions with no recorded bloodline are listed below, not drawn as lineage. All rulers are reference-imported and provisional until scholar-verified.
PLATE R01
ProvisionalSri Gupta
Sri Gupta
PLATE R02
ProvisionalGhatotkacha
Ghatotkacha
PLATE R03
ProvisionalChandragupta I
Chandragupta I
PLATE R04
ProvisionalSamudragupta
Samudragupta
PLATE R05
ProvisionalChandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya)
PLATE R06
ProvisionalKumaragupta I
Kumaragupta I
PLATE R07
ProvisionalSkandagupta
Skandagupta
Provenance ledger
4 entries
- dynasty foundingFounding of the Gupta Empire · timeline event · 320 CEverified evidence
- dynasty periodGupta · dynasty period · 320 CE – 550 CEverified evidence
- scholarlyKalidasa's Literary Works · timeline event · 375 CE – 415 CEverified evidence
- scholarlyFounding of Nalanda Mahavihara · timeline event · 427 CEverified evidence