Ghatotkacha was a pre-imperial Gupta king of northern India. He was a son of the dynasty's founder Gupta, and the father of the dynasty's first emperor Chandragupta I.
Maharaja Sri Ghatotkacha inscription on the Allahabad pillar Samudragupta inscription
Chandragupta II On Horse
Hariti, unfired clay, remains of polychromy and gilding, Pakistan or Afghanistan, 2nd to 4th century, Linden Museum Stuttgart, Germany, inventory number SA 00864 L
Gupta was the founder of the Gupta dynasty in eastern India. He is identified with king Che-li-ki-to, who, according to the 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk Yijing, built a temple near Mi-li-kia-si-k
Ghatotkacha (king)
…IAST: Ghaṭotkaca, r. c. late 3rd century - early 4th century) was a pre-imperial Gupta king of northern India. He was a son of the dynasty's founder Gupta, and the father of the dynasty's first emperor Chandragupta I. Ghatotkacha was a son of Gupta, the founder of the Gupta dynasty. Like his father…
Maharaja Sri Gupta inscription on the Allahabad pillar Samudragupta inscription