The University of Nalanda c9.110
The University of Nālandā c9.110
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The earliest date of Kumāragupta I, that we know of, is A.D. 415-16, gleaned from the Bilsad Stone Pillar Inscription.² It appears that the king was a Śaivaite when he ascended the throne as the inscription just referred to speaks of the Śaiva form of worship. While another inscription, Mankuwar Stone Inscription, is Buddhist³ and the date recorded therein, probably the latest known of Kumāragupta I, is 448-49. A. D.