Political History of Ancient India, from the Accession of Parikshit to the Extinction of the Gupta Dynasty c22.s1.15

c22.s1.15

the first half of the seventh century the Guptas lost Vidiśā to the Kaṭachchuris and their power in the Ganges Valley was overshadowed by that of Harsha. But, after the death of the great Kanauj monarch, the "Gupta" empire was sought to be revived by Ādityasena, son of Mādhava Gupta, who "ruled the whole earth up to the shores of the oceans," performed the *Aśvamedha* and other great sacrifices and assumed the titles of *Parama-bhaṭṭāraka* and *Mahārājādhirāja*.