The Vakataka–Gupta Age (circa 200–550 A.D.) c9.s19.2

c9.s19.2

Soon after the bereavement, Chandra-gupta must have paid a visit of condolence to his daughter Prabhāvati-guptā. She was only about 25 at this time and had two sons, Divākara-sena and Dāmodara-sena,¹ the former being about 5 years in age and the latter about 2. Chandra-gupta advised his daughter to assume the reins of administration as regent for the minor king Divākara-sena, promising all help, military and administrative. She decided to follow the advice and began to rule as regent. She carried on the administration ably for a period of about twenty years with the valuable assistance of the officers that had been deputed by her father from Pāṭaliputra.²