Tribes in Ancient India c50.158

c50.158

The exact year of Samudragupta’s death is not yet ascertainable. Dr. Ray Chaudhuri states⁴ that he died some time after 375 A.D. He was succeeded by his son Candragupta II (born of Queen Dattadevī), who assumed the title of Vikramāditya (‘Sun of Power’). He was also called Simhacandra and Simha Vikrama. Certain Vākāṭaka inscriptions and the Sāñchi inscription of 412 A.D. call him Devagupta or Devarāja.⁵