Dattadevi | |
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Empress Consort of the Gupta Empire | |
Tenure | Unknown - c. 375 |
Predecessor | Kumaradevi |
Successor | Dhruvadevi |
Born | Before 330 |
Died | After 375 |
Spouse | Samudragupta |
Issue | Chandragupta II[1][2] and possibly Ramagupta |
House | Gupta Empire |
Dynasty | Gupta (by Marriage) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Dattadevi was the wife of Gupta King Samudragupta.[3][4] She was the mother of Samudragupta's son and successor Chandragupta II,[5] She was most probably married to Samudragupta during his educational career.[2] Harisena, Samudragupta's court poet and close friend, played an important role in the marriage of Samudragupta to Dattadevi.[6] She is described as a "virtuous and faithful wife" in an Eran inscription.[1] She hailed from the Abhira tribe.[7]