Samudragupta's conquests and the Allahabad Pillar inscription (c. 335–375 CE)

1. Samudragupta succeeds Chandragupta I

   Jan 1, 335Labels: Samudragupta, Gupta Empire

   • Samudragupta
   • Gupta Empire

2. Early northern annexations in Aryavarta begin

   Jan 1, 336Labels: Prayag Pillar, ry varta

   • Samudragupta
   • Allahabad Pillar

3. Defeat of Ganapatinaga and other Naga rulers

   Jan 1, 340Labels: Ganapatinaga, Naga rulers

   • Samudragupta
   • Gupta Empire

4. Subjugation of the Atavika forest kings

   Jan 1, 342Labels: avika, Central India

   • Gupta Empire
   • Allahabad Pillar

5. Dakshinapatha (southern) campaign launched

   Jan 1, 345Labels: Dak i, Southern campaign

   • Gupta Empire
   • Allahabad Pillar

6. Advance to Kanchi and defeat of Vishnugopa

   Jan 1, 348Labels: Kanchi, Vishnugopa

   • Gupta Empire
   • Vishnugopa I

7. Southern kings reinstated under Gupta suzerainty

   Jan 1, 350Labels: Southern kings, Gupta suzerainty

   • Vishnugopa I
   • Allahabad Pillar

8. Frontier kingdoms and tribal oligarchies submit

   Jan 1, 352Labels: Frontier kingdoms, Tribal oligarchies

   • Samudragupta
   • Allahabad Pillar

9. Prayag Prashasti composed by Harisena

   Jan 1, 360Labels: Harisena, Prayag Prashasti

   • Allahabad Pillar
   • Gupta Empire

10. Prashasti engraved on the Allahabad Pillar

    Jan 1, 360Labels: Allahabad Pillar, Ashokan pillar

    • Allahabad Pillar
    • Pillars of Ashoka

11. Ashvamedha performed to assert sovereignty

    Jan 1, 365Labels: A vamedha, Ritual sovereignty

    • Samudragupta
    • Gupta Empire

12. Samudragupta’s reign ends (traditional estimate)

    Jan 1, 375Labels: Chandragupta II, Succession

    • Samudragupta
    • Gupta Empire