Later Gupta dynasty

Later Gupta dynasty
Later Gupta dynasty
c. 6th century CE–c. 8th century CE
	"Swordsman type" gold coin of Mahasenagupta from the 6th century CE. On the obverse, the King is shown holding a sword in his left hand. On the reverse, a Goddess is shown seated in a lotus pose.
	South Asia; 600 CE MORIS PANDYAS LICCHAVIS CHOLAS ZHANGZHUNG CHERAS SAMATATAS GAUDA KAMARUPA VISHNU-; KUNDINAS PALLAVAS ALUPAS NEZAKS ALCHONS KALINGAS PANDUVAMSHIS SHAILODBHAVAS GONANDAS MAUKHARIS TAKKA WESTERN; TURKS TOCHARIANS MAITRAKAS RAIS PRATIHARAS PUSHYA-; BHUTIS CHALUKYAS EARLY; KALA-; CHURIS SASANIAN; EMPIRE ◁ ▷ The later Gupta dynasty at its zenith, and its neighbours.
Capital	Pataliputra
Religion	Hinduism; Buddhism;
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	c. 6th century CE
• Disestablished	c. 8th century CE
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Gupta Empire
	Alchon Huns
	Maukhari dynasty
Kingdom of Gauda

The Later Gupta dynasty, also known as the Later Guptas of Magadha, were the rulers of Magadha and Malwa from the 6th to 8th centuries CE. The Later Guptas emerged after the disintegration of the Imperial Guptas. However, there is no evidence to connect the two dynasties and the Later Guptas may have adopted the -gupta suffix to link themselves with the Imperial Guptas.

There are several important sources of information regarding the Later Guptas including two epigraphs, the Aphsad inscription of Ādityasena, which sets out the genealogy of the ruling family from Kṛṣṇagupta to Ādityasena, and the Deo Baranark inscription of Jīvitagupta II. The Harshacharita of Bāṇabhaṭṭa is also an important source of information as are the records of the Chinese pilgrims Xuanzang and Yijing which also mentions them. The Gaudavaho of Vākpatirāja refers to the victory of King Yashovarman of the Varman dynasty against the king of Magadha, with the scholarly consensus being that this is a reference to Jīvitagupta II.