Kumaragupta_II Knowpia

Kumaragupta II (Gupta script: Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta)^[2] Kramaditya was an emperor of the Gupta Empire. An image of Gautama Buddha at Sarnath notes that he succeeded Purugupta who was most likely his father.^[3] He was succeeded by Budhagupta.^[4]

Several statues of the standing Buddha, representative of Gupta art, are known from the reign of Kumaragupta II, now in the Sarnath Museum.^[5]^[6]

Buddha, standing under a chatra umbrella, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" (474 CE) in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.^[7]
Buddha, standing, inscribed: "Gift of Abhayamira in 154 GE" 474 CE in the reign of Kumaragupta II. Sarnath Museum.^[8]
Inscription of the Buddha statue dated in Gupta Era 154 in the reign of Kumaragupta, with English translation.^[9]

References edit

^ A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh p.521
^ Allen, John (1914). Catalogue of the coins of the Gupta dynasties. p. 142.
^ Agarwal, Ashvini (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 220, 223–5. ISBN 81-208-0592-5.
^ The Gupta Empire by Radhakumud Mookerji p.107
^ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
^ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
^ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
^ "Collections-Virtual Museum of Images and Sounds". vmis.in. American Institute of Indian Studies.
^ Sahni, Daya Ram (1920). Annual Report Of The Archaeological Survey Of India 1914-15. p. 124 inscription XV.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Purugupta	Gupta Emperor 473-476 CE	Succeeded by Budhagupta