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Name: Conquests of Samudragupta

Type: Event

Start: 341 AD

End: 376 AD

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Conquests by Gupta ruler Samudragupta.

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  • January 351: Samudragupta advanced as far as the Pallava kingdom in the south, and defeated Vishnugopa, the Pallava regent of Kanchi. [in the same year it is clear that the guptas extended their influence over several other territories and kingdoms].
  • January 351: The Allahabad Pillar inscription mentions that rulers of several frontier kingdoms and tribal oligarchies paid Samudragupta tributes, obeyed his orders, and performed obeisance before him. The frontier kingdoms included Samatata, Davaka, Kamarupa, Nepala, and Karttripura. The tribal oligarchies included Malavas, Arjunayanas, Yaudheyas, Madrakas, and Abhiras, among others.
  • January 351: Gupta Emperor Samudragupta subjugated all the kings of the forest region, which was most probably located in central India.
  • January 341: The Allahabad Pillar inscription of the Gupta king Samudragupta states that he defeated Ganapati-naga. This suggests that Ganapati-naga was the last Naga king, and after his defeat, the Naga territory was annexed to the Gupta Empire.
  • January 351: Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire appears to have ended the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi during his conquests in the middle of the 4th century CE.
  • January 351: Kathiawar and Gujarat were conquered by the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II (also called Vikramaditya).
  • January 351: The Allahabad Pillar inscription, dated to 350 AD, credits Samudragupta of the Gupta Empire with defeating 8 kings of Aryavarta, including the Nagas. This military conquest solidified Gupta control over northern India.
  • January 351: Gupta ruler Samudragupta defeated several kings on the eastern coast of India.
  • January 376: Mahameghavahana dynasty submitted to the Gupta Empire.
  • January 376: The Yaudheya Republic was ultimately conquered by Samudragupta and incorporated into the Gupta Empire until being disestablished.
  • January 351: Panchala Kingdom was annexed by the Gupta Empire in the 4th century AD.

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