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Samudragupta Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Samudragupta, based on 4 World History Database records associated with India.

4 records335–3803 events0 places

Chronological biography

335

Birth of Samudragupta335
House / House of Gupta · Emperor

Samudragupta, ruler of the Gupta Empire and successor to Chandragupta I, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in Indian history, also known as the "Napoleon of India"

350

Succession350
House / House of Gupta · Emperor

Succeeds as Gupta Emperor

375

Succession375
House / House of Gupta · Emperor

Succession of Chandragupta II (often referred to as Vikramaditya or Chandragupta Vikramaditya) one of the most powerful Emperors of the Gupta empire, during which the Gupta empire achieves its zenith

380

Death of Samudragupta380
House / House of Gupta · Emperor

Death of Samudragupta, succeeded by his sons Ramagupta and Chandragupta

Titles and roles

Emperor

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.