Bhitari pillar inscription
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The Bhitari pillar inscription is a major Gupta-era epigraphic record that commemorates the reign and military achievements of the Indian emperor Kumaragupta I.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gupta inscription
ⓘ
epigraphic record ⓘ inscription ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
military achievements of Kumaragupta I
ⓘ
reign of Kumaragupta I ⓘ |
| date | 5th century CE ⓘ |
| dynasty | Gupta dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | royal eulogy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
source for Gupta political history
ⓘ
source for genealogy of Gupta rulers ⓘ |
| issuedBy | Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bhitari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ghazipur district NERFINISHED ⓘ India ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| material | stone pillar ⓘ |
| mentions |
Chandragupta II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kumaragupta I NERFINISHED ⓘ Samudragupta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsDeity | Vishnu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paleographicSignificance | evidence for late Gupta Brahmi ⓘ |
| period | Gupta period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | political legitimation ⓘ |
| regionContext | northern India ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
epigraphists
ⓘ
historians of ancient India ⓘ |
| style | classical Sanskrit kavya style ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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