Kumaragupta III
| Kumaragupta III | |
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| 13th Gupta emperor | |
| Reign | c. 530 – c. 540 CE |
| Predecessor | Narasimhagupta |
| Successor | Vishnugupta |
| Dynasty | Gupta |
| Father | Narasimhagupta |
| Mother | Shrimitradevi |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Gupta Empire 320 CE–550 CE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kumaragupta III (Gupta script: 
Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta) was a later Gupta Emperor. He succeeded his father Narasimhagupta in about 530 CE.
His silver-copper seal was discovered in (Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh) in 1889, which mentions the names of his father Narasimhagupta and grandfather Purugupta.[1][2] A clay sealing of him was discovered from Nalanda, which also mentioned about his father and grandfather.
Nalanda clay seal of Kumaragupta III mentions Purugupta as Kumaragupta I's son from his queen Anantadevi.
The Gupta Empire declined during his rule and the later kings. He was succeeded by his son Vishnugupta.
Bhitari copper-silver seal of Kumaragupta III.
The Nalanda clay seal of Vishnugupta states that Vishnugupta was son of Kumaragupta, and grandson of Purugupta.[3]
Nalanda clay seals of Kumaragupta III.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Kumaragupta-III-of-the-Gupta-Empire".
- ^ Bhitari Inscribed Copper-Silver Seal of Kumaragupta III - Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. LVIII, p. 89
- ^ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) p.364
- ^ Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) p.355
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