A History of Agriculture in India v1.c35.5

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Kumaragupta I (A.D. 414-455), who succeeded Chandragupta Vikramaditya, also won many victories and performed an ashvamedha. In his gold coins he is shown feeding a peacock. On the reverse Karttikeya or Kumara is shown riding a peacock (Fig. 185, second row, left). The Mandasor inscription of Kumaragupta and Bandhuvarman, his governor Fig. 193. Map showing the Gupta Empire at the close of the fourth century