The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c6.24

c6.24

Towards the end of his reign the peace of the empire was considerably disturbed. His nephew, the Vākāṭaka ruler Narendrasena, was attacked by the Nalas, but Kumāragupta could send him no military aid. Nearer home, a tribe named the Pushyamitra rebelled against the Gupta overlordship in the upper Narmadā valley. The situation for a while became quite threatening and it could be saved only by the crown-prince Skandagupta assuming the command. The Pushyamitras were subdued, but their conqueror had not the satisfaction of reporting his victory personally to his father. The old emperor had died, while the imperial armies were still engaged in overcoming the rebels.