Chandragupta II

(noun)

His reign, from 375-415 CE, promoted the synthesis of science, art, philosophy, and religion during the Golden Age of India.

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(noun)

The emperor of the Gupta Dynasty of ancient India from c. 380-415 CE.

Related Terms

  • Fa Xian
  • Golden Age of India
  • Navartna
  • ayurvedic
  • Kumaragupta I
  • Skandagupta
  • Huna

Examples of Chandragupta II in the following topics:

  • Rise of the Gupta Empire

    • According to the Gupta records, Samudragupta nominated his son, Prince Chandragupta II, born of Queen Dattadevi, as his successor.
    • However, his eldest son, Ramagupta, may have been his immediate successor until he was dethroned by Chandragupta II in 380 CE.
    • After gaining power, Chandragupta II expanded the Gupta Empire through conquest and political marriages until the end of his reign in 413 CE.
    • The period of Gupta rule, especially the reign of Chandragupta II, is still remembered as the Golden Age of India.
    • The Iron Pillar of Delhi, India, erected by Chandragupta II to honor the Hindu god Vishnu, in the 4th century CE.
  • The Golden Age of India

    • Although Chandragupta I and his son, Samudragupta, were prominent rulers, the reign of Chandragupta II included the greatest promotion of science, art, philosophy, and religion by the government.
    • Chandragupta's court was even more influential than those that came before or after because it contained the Navaratnas, or the Nine Jewels, a group of nine scholars who produced advancements in many academic fields.
    • Fa Xian was one of the first Chinese travelers to visit India during the reign of Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II.
    • Scholars during the reign of Chandragupta II contributed many scientific advancements in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, and medicine.
  • Decline of the Gupta Empire

    • The Gupta Empire flourished, in military and territorial conquests as well as cultural and scholastic advancements, during the reign of Emperor Chandragupta II.
    • In 415 CE, Chandragupta II was succeeded by his second son, Kumaragupta I, who ruled successfully until 455 CE.
    • Thereafter came a succession of weak kings, beginning with Kumaragupta II from 473-476 CE, followed by Budhagupta, the son of Purugupta.
  • Gupta and Post-Gupta

    • The most notable rulers of the Gupta period were Chandragupta I, Samudragupta the Great, and Chandragupta II the Great.
    • Chandragupta included in his court the Navaratna, or Nine Jewels, a group of nine exceptional scholars and poets.
    • The Gupta Empire quickly declined under the successors of Chandragupta II.
  • Buddhist Wall Paintings

    • The Gupta Empire quickly declined under the successors of Chandragupta II.
  • Expansion of the Maurya Empire

    • In 305 BCE, Emperor Chandragupta Maurya led a series of campaigns to retake the satrapies left behind by Alexander the Great when he returned westward.
    • In return, Chandragupta sent 500 war elephants, a military asset which would play a decisive role in Seleucus' victory against western Hellenistic kings at the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BCE.
    • Later, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the ruler of Ptolemaic Egypt, sent an ambassador named Dionysius to the Mauryan court.
    • Chandragupta Maurya ruled from 322 BCE until his voluntary retirement and abdication, in favor of his son, Bindusara, in 298 BCE.
    • Chandragupta extended the borders of the Maurya Empire toward Seleucid Persia, after defeating Seleucus c. 305 BCE.
  • Rise of the Maurya Empire

    • Chandragupta Maurya founded the Maurya Empire in 322 BCE when he conquered the kingdom of Magadha and the northwestern Macedonian satrapies.
    • Chanakya encouraged the young Chandragupta Maurya and his army to take over the throne of Magadha.
    • Rakshasa became Chandragupta's chief advisor, and Chanakya assumed the position of an elder statesman.
    • Statue of Chandragupta Maurya at the Birla Mandir Hindu temple, Delhi
    • Chandragupta Maurya conquered the kingdom of Magadha to found the Maurya Empire in 231 BCE, at the age of 21.
  • Casualties of World War II

  • Europe After World War II

  • Maurya Dynasty

    • Founded by Chandragupta Maurya, who overthrew the previous Nanda Dynasty, by 320 BCE the empire had fully occupied Northwestern India.
    • The second emperor of the Maurya Dynasty was the son of Chandragupta, who expanded the empire further but never achieved the same level of notoriety as his own son, Ashoka.
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