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Court of Chandragupta II: Kalidasa, court poets, and classical Sanskrit literature (c. 380–430 CE)

Court of Chandragupta II: Kalidasa, court poets, and classical Sanskrit literature (c. 380–430 CE)

  1. Gupta court ideology articulated through Sanskrit prashasti

    Labels: Prayag Prashasti, Harishena, Samudragupta

  2. Chandragupta II begins his reign

    Labels: Chandragupta II, Gupta Empire

  3. Court patronage links Kalidasa to Chandragupta II

    Labels: Kalidasa, Chandragupta II

  4. Gupta–Western Satraps conflict intensifies in west

    Labels: Western Satraps, Gupta Empire

  5. Iron Pillar inscription praises King “Chandra”

    Labels: Iron Pillar, Chandragupta II

  7. Defeat of Western Satraps and annexation of key regions

    Labels: Western Satraps, Chandragupta II

  8. Gupta issues silver coinage in Satrap style

    Labels: Gupta coinage, Western Satraps

  9. Chandragupta II’s reign ends; Kumaragupta succeeds

    Labels: Kumaragupta I, Chandragupta II

  10. Kalidasa’s Meghaduta placed around 5th century

    Labels: Meghaduta, Kalidasa

  11. Kalidasa’s Raghuvamsa circulates as major mahakavya

    Labels: Raghuvamsa, Kalidasa

  12. Navaratna “nine gems” tradition criticized as ahistorical

    Labels: Navaratnas, Vikramaditya