| Chandragupta I | |
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| Maharajadhiraja | |
 A coin depicting Chandragupta and Kumaradevi. The name   (  ) Chandra(-gupta) appears vertically under the left arm of the emperor. This unique coin type of Chandragupta I was probably issued by his successor Samudragupta as a commemorative issue.[1][2][3] | |
| Maharajadhiraja of the Gupta Empire | |
| Reign | c. 319–335 CE or c. 319–350 CE |
| Coronation | 26 February 320[4] |
| Predecessor | Ghatotkacha |
| Successor | Samudragupta |
| Consort | Kumaradevi |
| Issue | Samudragupta, Possibly Kacha |
| House | Gupta empire |
| Dynasty | Gupta |
| Father | Ghatotkacha |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Mahārājadhirāja Shrī Chandragupta ("Great King of Kings, Lord Chandragupta") in the Gupta script, in the Samudragupta inscription on the Allahabad pillar.[5]| Gupta Empire 320 CE–550 CE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chandragupta I (Gupta script: Cha-ndra-gu-pta, r. c. 319–335/350 CE) was a monarch of the Gupta Empire, who ruled in northern and central India. His title Mahārājadhirāja ("Great king of kings") suggests that he was the first suzerain ruler of the dynasty. It is not certain how he turned his small ancestral kingdom into an empire, although a widely accepted theory among modern historians is that his marriage to the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi helped him extend his political power. Their son Samudragupta further expanded the Gupta empire.
- ^ Mookerji, Radhakumud (1997). The Gupta Empire. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 30. ISBN 9788120804401.
- ^ Higham, Charles (2014). Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations. Infobase Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 9781438109961.
- ^ Brown, C. J. (1987). The Coins of India. Asian Educational Services. p. 41. ISBN 9788120603455.
- ^ Chapter 11 – The Gupta Empire and the Western Satraps: Chandragupta I to Kumaragupta I.
- ^ Full inscription, Fleet, John Faithfull (1888). Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol. 3. pp. 1-17.
