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| Mahasenagupta | |
|---|---|
| King of Magadha | |
| Reign | 562–575 |
| Predecessor | Damodaragupta |
| Successor | Himself as King of Malwa |
| King of Malwa | |
| Reign | 575–601 |
| Predecessor | Himself as Emperor of Magadha |
| Successor | Devagupta |
| Died | 601 |
| House | Later Gupta |
| Father | Damodaragupta |
Mahasenagupta was King of Magadha from 562 until his defeat in 575 and thereafter the King of Malwa until his death in 601. He belonged to the Later Gupta dynasty of Magadha.[1]
Just before his death, Mahasenagupta sent his sons Kumaragupta and Madhavagupta to Thanesar, where they became companions of Rajyavardhana and Harshavardhana. Madhavagupta was made the Kannauj vassal of Magadha after the war. In Malwa, he was succeeded by his son Devagupta, who was defeated by Rajyavardhana of Kannauj in 605.[2]
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biowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ George E. Somers (1977). Dynastic History Of Magadha. Abhinav Publications. p. 140. ISBN 978-81-7017-059-4.
This Mālava king has been taken to be Devagupta who may have succeeded Mahasenagupta's kingdom in Malwa or certainly East Malwa. 56 The Maukhari-Vardhana entente may have contributed to Malwa-Gauda alliance;