The Age of the Imperial Guptas c4.138

c4.138

The Bhitari pillar inscription proves that as the Crown Prince Skandagupta had saved his father's kingdom from total destruction at the hands of the Puṣyamitras, who were probably the first wave of the Hūṇas to reach the plains of the Panjab. It also proves that after his accession as emperor he had defeated the second wave of the Hūṇas and thus saved Northern India from the ravages of a barbarian invasion. His defeat of the Hūṇas is not referred in any other inscription of his reign.