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Skandagupta

c. 455–467 CE · 5th century

Skandagupta was an emperor of the Gupta Empire who reigned c. 455–467 CE. He repelled an early major incursion of the Hunas, commemorated in his inscriptions. Continuous frontier warfare drained the empire's resources after his reign.

Skandagupta
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Skandagupta. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/skandagupta
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