The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.137

c29.137

The death of Skandagupta, who assumed the title Vikramāditya like so many Indian kings, may be assumed to have occurred about the year 467. When he passed away, the empire perished, but the dynasty remained, and was continued in the eastern provinces for several generations. Skanda left no heir male capable of undertaking the cares of government in a time of such stress, and was accordingly succeeded on the throne of Magadha and the adjacent districts by his brother, Puragupta, the son of Kumāragupta I by Queen Ānanda.¹