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Gupta (king)
3rd century CE founder of Gupta dynasty of northern India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gupta (Gupta script: Gu-pta, fl. late 3rd century CE) was the founder of the Gupta dynasty of northern India. He is identified with king Che-li-ki-to (believed to be the Chinese transcription of "Shri-Gupta"), who, according to the 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk Yijing, built a temple near Mi-li-kia-si-kia-po-no (Mṛgaśikhāvana) for Chinese pilgrims.
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Maharaja Shri | |
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Founder and Great King of Gupta dynasty | |
Reign | c. late 3rd century |
Successor | Ghatotkacha |
Born | c. 220 CE Pataliputra, Magadh |
Died | c. 280 CE Pataliputra, Magadh |
Issue | Ghatotkacha |
Dynasty | Gupta |
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