User:Jonharojjashi/Chandragupta II's Northwestern Campaigns

Gupta–Sasanian conflicts
	Part of Gupta–Hunnic Wars and Gupta–Saka Wars
Date	350s–460s CE
Location	Sindh, Gandhara, Bactria, the Oxus, Northwestern frontiers and Northwest India
Result	Gupta Empire victory
Belligerents
Gupta Empire Kidarites (Kushans);	Sasanian Empire Western Satraps; Kidarites (Kushans); Hepthalites;
Commanders and leaders
Samudragupta; Ramagupta ; Chandragupta II; Kidara I; Skandagupta	Shapur II; Ardashir II; Rudrasimha II; Rudrasimha III †; Sridharavarman; Rudrasena III; Simhasena; 3 unknown Hepthalite kings (POW) & (possibly)

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^ "The young son of Mahendrasena led his father's army of two hundred thousand men against the enemy whose soldiers numbered three hundred thousand. The prince however, broke the enemy army and won the battle. On his return his father crown him saying "henceforth rule the kingdom," and himself retired to religious life. For twelve years after this, the new king fought these foreign enemies, and ultimately captured and executed the three kings.' It has been suggested that this story gives an account of the fight between Skanda-Gupta and the Hūṇas (IHIJ. 36)." The History and Culture of the Indian People: The classical age. G. Allen & Unwin. 1951. p. 27.

[1] "The young son of Mahendrasena led his father's army of two hundred thousand men against the enemy whose soldiers numbered three hundred thousand. The prince however, broke the enemy army and won the battle. On his return his father crown him saying "henceforth rule the kingdom," and himself retired to religious life. For twelve years after this, the new king fought these foreign enemies, and ultimately captured and executed the three kings.' It has been suggested that this story gives an account of the fight between Skanda-Gupta and the Hūṇas (IHIJ. 36)." The History and Culture of the Indian People: The classical age. G. Allen & Unwin. 1951. p. 27.

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