The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c16.s7.1

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The Gunaighar plate¹ disclosed the existence of a Gupta king named Vainyagupta ruling in south Bengal in 507 A.D.; a seal of this ruler was also found at Nālandā. It is therefore clear that Viṣṇugupta was probably succeeded by Vainyagupta in lower Bengal. Another Gupta king, Bhānugupta, is known to be ruling in 510 A.D. over eastern Mālwa. He may have been a contemporary of Vainyagupta or his successor ruling over the main Gupta kingdom. No coins of Bhānugupta have so far come to light.