Here is a complete summary of major Gupta inscriptions for PDF creation:
Major Gupta Inscriptions Summary
Date / Purpose /
Inscription Ruler Location Significance
Period Content
Glorifies military
Shows political
conquests,
Prayag power, expansion
Prayag mentions 9
Prashasti c. 335– of Gupta Empire,
Samudragupta (Allahabad, Aryavarta kings
(Allahabad 375 CE diplomacy, and
UP) & 12
Pillar) Samudragupta’s
Dakshinapatha
valor
kings
Shows
Records land
administrative
grant to
Gaya Copper Gaya c. 335– practices,
Samudragupta Brahmins; rights
Plate (Bihar) 375 CE brahmadeya
& privileges of
system, religious
recipient
patronage
Shows religious
Commemorates
patronage,
Udaigiri Cave Vishnu Linga
Chandragupta II Udaigiri, c. 380– Vaishnavism,
Inscription installation;
(Vikramaditya) MP 415 CE Gupta art &
(Cave 5) praises
architecture,
Chandragupta II
royal genealogy
Confirms Gupta
Mandsaur Records grants administration,
Mandsaur, c. 415–
Stone Kumaragupta I to Brahmins/ brahmadeya
MP 455 CE
Inscription temples system, religious
patronage
Confirms Gupta
Samudragupta / Religious
4th–5th control in Malwa,
Eran Stone Chandragupta dedications
Eran, MP century religious
Inscription II / (Vishnu/Shiva),
CE patronage, royal
Kumaragupta I land grants
authority
1
Date / Purpose /
Inscription Ruler Location Significance
Period Content
Highlights
military prowess,
Records victories
Junagadh Rock Junagadh, c. 455– defense of
Skandagupta over Hunas,
Inscription Gujarat 467 CE empire,
royal genealogy
continuity of
Gupta authority
Allahabad
Pillar
Praises ruler’s Shows continuity
Inscription
Kumāragupta I / c. 415– virtues, military of Gupta lineage,
(extension for Prayag, UP
Skandagupta 467 CE achievements, administration,
Kumāragupta I
and genealogy and valor
&
Skandagupta)
This document can now be exported as a PDF for study purposes.