Gupta Revival and the Reworking of Mauryan Imperial Symbols (c.320–550 CE)

1. Gupta era established for imperial dating

   Jan 1, 320Labels: Gupta era, Imperial dating

   • Gupta era

2. Chandragupta I adopts the title Maharajadhiraja

   Feb 26, 320Labels: Chandragupta I, Maharajadhiraja

   • Chandragupta I
   • Gupta Empire

3. Joint royal coin type highlights Gupta–Licchavi alliance

   Jan 1, 325Labels: Gupta Licchavi, Gold coin

   • Chandragupta I

4. Samudragupta revives Ashvamedha-style imperial claims

   Jan 1, 360Labels: Samudragupta, Ashvamedha

   • Samudragupta

5. Prayag Prashasti inscribed on an Ashokan pillar

   Jan 1, 375Labels: Prayag Prashasti, Ashokan pillar

   • Allahabad Pillar
   • Pillars

6. Garuda standard becomes a core Gupta imperial emblem

   Jan 1, 375Labels: Garuda, Imperial emblem

   • Samudragupta
   • Kumaragupta I

7. Udayagiri caves consecrated under Chandragupta II

   Jan 1, 401Labels: Udayagiri, Chandragupta II

   • Udayagiri Caves

8. Gupta conquest of Western Kshatrapas reshapes coin symbolism

   Jan 1, 409Labels: Western Kshatrapas, Coinage reform

   • Chandragupta II
   • Gupta Saka

9. Mehrauli iron pillar inscription links kingship to Vishnu’s standard

   Jan 1, 410Labels: Mehrauli iron, Chandragupta II

   • Iron Pillar

10. Nalanda grows with Gupta-era royal patronage

    Jan 1, 430Labels: Nalanda, Kumaragupta I

    • Kumaragupta I

11. Skandagupta’s Bhitari pillar inscription records defense and restoration

    Jan 1, 460Labels: Bhitari pillar, Skandagupta

    • Bhitari inscription

12. Aryabhata composes Aryabhatiya at Gupta capital region

    Jan 1, 499Labels: Aryabhata, Aryabhatiya

    • Britannica

13. Early Gupta temple art crystallizes at Deogarh

    Jan 1, 500Labels: Deogarh, Dashavatara Temple

    • Deogarh Temple

14. Huna pressures and regional coalitions end Gupta dominance

    Jan 1, 528Labels: Sondani battle, Yasodharman

    • Sondani
    • Yashodharman

15. Gupta imperial phase largely ends by mid-6th century

    Jan 1, 550Labels: Post-Gupta transition, Regional kingdoms

    • Gupta Empire