Mahendraditya
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Mahendraditya was an honorific epithet of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I, reflecting his status as a powerful and divinely favored ruler in ancient India.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sri Mahendraditya | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | honorific epithet ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Hindu king
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Indian monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Gupta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEmpire | Gupta Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connotation |
divinely favored ruler
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powerful king ⓘ |
| culturalContext | classical Sanskrit court culture ⓘ |
| denotes | Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetOf | Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalAssociation |
Magadha region
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North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificType | royal epithet ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Indra
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Surya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linkedRuler | Kumaragupta I, son of Chandragupta II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | “Sun of the great Indra” or “Great Indra-sun” ⓘ |
| nameElement |
“Aditya”
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“Mahendra” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameElementMeaning |
Aditya refers to the sun
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Mahendra refers to Indra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
exaltation of royal prestige
ⓘ
legitimization of kingship ⓘ |
| reflectsStatus |
divine legitimacy
ⓘ
imperial power ⓘ sovereign authority ⓘ |
| region | Ancient India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | Brahmi (Gupta variety) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylisticRegister | courtly ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century CE ⓘ |
| usedFor | Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gupta-era coins
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royal inscriptions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sri Mahendraditya