GUPTA, a dynasty that ruled in India from A.D. 319 to 465. They succeeded to the power of tho Andhra. When in the plenitude of their power, the whole of Northern India, with the krovince of Gujerat, was under their rule, and baniudra Gupta recorded ou the Allahabad pillar that the whole of Southern India as far as Ceylon, also Assam and Nepal, were subject to them. About A.D. 465, Skandag,upta lost Saurashtra and all their western provinces by the rebellion of his senapati Bliatarka, the founder of the Balabhi family. Two years after this event Skandagupta died, and the Gupta race were dethroned by foreign invaders, supposed to have been the 1V1iite IIuns. The Gupta dynasty were Iiiiddhista, and one of them, Chandragupta tr., made gifts to the tope at Sanehi which are recorded on its rail ; but their other inscriptions on the lats Allahabad and Bhitari show a decided tendency towards Brahniimistn. The following aro tables of the Gupta kings, according to the views of writers who have made them a subject of special study :— Messrs. Fergusson and. Burgess, p. 190.
t. Gupta, . . A.D. 318 vt. KUmarAgUpta,A.D. 415
Ghatotkacha . . 335 vit. Skalidagupta, . . 449 Ht. Chandragupt'a I., 355 ix. Mahandragupta, 470 iv. Ssmailra Gupta, . 380 x. Buddhagupta, . 470 v. Chandragupta n., 395 xi. Banumta, . . Colonel Cunni»gham, continuona Series. r. Gupta, . . . 319 vit. Skandagupta, Gbatotkach*a, . . 340 Kramaditya, . 440 in. Chandragupta i., 360 vitt. Sknmingupta, iv. Samudra Gupta Ladmditya, or Parakrama, . . 383 Lokaditya, . . 452 v. Chandragupta tx. Buddhagupta, . 480 Vikramaditya, . 400 x. Taktagupta, . . 510 vi. Kumaragupta, xi. Naragupta, Bala Mahendra, . . 430 ditya , 540 xti. Vajnt , 570 Professor Lassen, Elder Copies.
z. Gupta, Cor. . . 160 Skandagupta, or ir. Ghatotkaeha, . . 168 Kutnsragupta, . 270 Chandragupta r., 195 vat. Mallendragupta, Samudra Gupta, 230 and. Narayana v. Chandragupta ii., 240 gupta, . . . 280 Later Cuptas.
1. Devaguptn, . . 400 v. Tathagatagupta, . 505 Chandrapnya, . 435 VI. Baladitya, . . . 530 III. Salo-m(14a, . . 460 vit. Vajra 540 iv. Buddliagupta, . 490 pp. 725-6 ; .1. R. A. S., 1880.