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The Gupta age and after
320 CE – 649 CE
Key events
| c. 320 CE · Pataliputra | Chandragupta I marries the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi |
| c. 335 CE · Pataliputra | Samudragupta becomes emperor |
| c. 350 CE · Prayagraj | Samudragupta's Prayaga prashasti |
| c. 380 CE · Nandivardhana | Gupta-Vakataka marriage alliance |
| c. 395 CE · Ujjain | Chandragupta II conquers the Western Kshatrapas |
| c. 400 CE · Ujjain | Kalidasa at the Gupta court |
| c. 402 CE · Mehrauli, Delhi | Iron Pillar erected |
| c. 405 CE · Pataliputra | Faxian travels in India |
| c. 415 CE · Pataliputra | Kumaragupta I becomes emperor |
| c. 427 CE · Nalanda | Nalanda Mahavihara founded |
| c. 455 CE · Bhitari | Skandagupta repels the Hunas |
| c. 467 CE · Pataliputra | Death of Skandagupta |
| c. 480 CE · Ajanta | Ajanta's later caves under Harishena |
| 499 CE · Kusumapura (Pataliputra) | Aryabhata writes the Aryabhatiya |
| c. 510 CE · Eran | Huna invasions under Toramana |
| c. 528 CE · Mandsaur | Yashodharman defeats Mihirakula |
| 543 CE · Badami | Pulakeshin I fortifies Vatapi |
| c. 550 CE · Magadha | Fall of the imperial Guptas |
| 606 · Thanesar | Harsha becomes king |
| c. 612 · Kannauj | Harsha makes Kannauj his capital |
| c. 618 · Narmada river | Pulakeshin II defeats Harsha on the Narmada |
| 634 · Aihole | Aihole inscription of Ravikirti |
| c. 636 · Nalanda | Xuanzang studies at Nalanda |
| 642 · Badami | Narasimhavarman I captures Vatapi |
| 643 · Kannauj | Harsha's assemblies at Kannauj and Prayag |
| 647 · Kannauj | Death of Harsha |
Key terms
- Prashasti
- A composition in praise of a king or patron, written by a poet — like Harishena's Prayaga Prashasti for Samudragupta. (NCERT Class 12, Kings, Farmers and Towns)
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Years are from YugMap’s records; dates marked c. are approximate. Printed from yugmap.com.