Kumaragupta II

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Kumaragupta II
File:Kumaragupta II Kramaditya Circa 530-540 CE.jpg
Kumaragupta II Kramaditya
Gupta emperor
Reignc. 473 – c. 476 CE
PredecessorPurugupta
SuccessorBudhagupta
DynastyGupta
ReligionHinduism[1]

Kumaragupta II (Gupta script: File:Gupta allahabad ku.jpgFile:Gupta allahabad m.svgFile:Gupta allahabad r.svgFile:Gupta allahabad gu.jpgFile:Gupta allahabad pt.jpg Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta)[2] Kramaditya was an emperor of the Gupta Empire. An image of Gautama Buddha at Sarnath notes that he succeeded Purugupta who was most likely his father.[3] He was succeeded by Budhagupta.[4]

Several statues of the standing Buddha, representative of Gupta art, are known from the reign of Kumaragupta II, now in the Sarnath Museum.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India by Upinder Singh p.521
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  4. ^ The Gupta Empire by Radhakumud Mookerji p.107
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