Dattadevi
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| Dattadevi | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Samudragupta |
| Issue | Chandragupta II[1][2] and possibly Ramagupta |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Dattadevi was the wife and chief consort[2] of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta.[3][4] She was the mother of Samudragupta's successor, Chandragupta II,[5] She was most probably married to Samudragupta during his educational career.[2] Harisena, Samudragupta's court poet and close friend, played an important role[clarification needed] in the marriage of Samudragupta to Dattadevi.[6] She is described as a "virtous and faithful wife" in an Eran inscription.[1]
References
- ^ a b Indian History. Allied Publishers. 1988. ISBN 978-81-8424-568-4.
- ^ a b c Gopal, Lallanji (1969). Samudragupta. National Book Trust, India.
- ^ "Dattādevī". hindupedia.com/. hindupedia.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ "kings-queens1-chandraguptai-kumaradevi2-samudragupta-dattadevi3-chandraguptaii-dhruvadevi4-kumarguptai-kuberanagaselect-the-correct-answer-from-the/". toppr.com. www.toppr.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
- ^ Tej Ram Sharma (1989). A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta. Concept. p. 148. ISBN 978-81-7022-251-4.
- ^ Keith, Arthur Berriedale (1966). A History of Sanskrit literature. Oxford University Press. pp. 76–7.
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