The Coinage of the Gupta Empire and its Imitations c6.9

c6.9

Samudragupta was no doubt nominated as his successor by Chandragupta I, but indications are not wanting to show that there might have been a war of succession after his death.¹ A king named Kācha flourished at about this time and may have been the cause of this war. His precise position is not possible to determine; it will be discussed later. Samudragupta was able to overcome all the troubles that arose at his succession and soon re-established his own position and then proceeded to expand the extent of his empire.