Chandra Gupta I ascended the throne in 320 CE and gained control of the important kingdom of Magadha by marrying a Lichchhavi princess, allowing him to extend his kingdom. His son Samudra Gupta succeeded him in 335 CE and was an able general who conquered kingdoms from Punjab to Kanchipuram. Samudra Gupta's son Chandra Gupta II further expanded the empire westward by defeating the Saka people and gaining control of ports in Gujarat. The Gupta Empire then entered a period of decline after being invaded by the Huns during the reign of Skanda Gupta.

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3. CHANDRA GUPT l

4. Chandra gupta l
Chandra gupa 1, grandson of sri gupta , ascended the throne in
320 CE. On marring kumardevi, a Lichchhavi princess, he gained
control over magadha. Thus expansion of kingdoms through
matrimonial alliances was a common policy in the ancient peroid.
Since magadha was an important seat of power at that time,
Chandra gupta made it his base and was able to extend his
kingdom up to prayaga(modern day allahabad). Chandra gupta
later assumed the title of maharajdhiraja.

5. SAMUDRA GUPTA

6. Samudra gupta
Chandra gupta’s son samudra gupta succeeded him in 335CE. He
was an able general who led his armies to victory across the country.
His empire extended from Punjub in the north to kanchipuram in
south. Many kingdoms in kashmir and nepal were conquered by
samudra gupta. Samudra gupta often celebrated his successes by
performing the ashvemedha sacrifice. Beside being a great warrior,
samudra gupta was also an extremely talented king who wrote
poetry and could play the lyre.

7. CHANDRA GUPTA ll

8. CHANDRA GUPTA ll
Samudra gupta’s son chandra gupta ll (or
chandra gupta vikramaditya ,as he called himself)
defeated the sakas and extened his rule over
malwa in gujaratand saurastra in the west. This
gave him the control over the seaport of surat and
bharuch in gujarat . In east ,he defeated many
tribes of bengal.
Chandra gupta was succeeded
by his son kumara gupta , who
in turn was succeeded by his
son skanda gupta . It was
during the reign of skanda gupt
that the nomadic warlike tribe
called the huns invaded India .
Their attack was largely
responsible for the end of the
gupta empire
decline

9. Administration under guptas

10. Administration under guptas
The gupta empire was decentralised. This means that the power wa
distributed among various official.
The mantri headed the administration and the mahabaladikarta
headed the army.
The empire was divide into units called bhuktis, each placed under
an uparikas. The bhuktis were divided into vishayas, . And vishaya
divided into vithis.

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