| Chandra Barman | |
| Succession: | Pushkarana |
| Reign: | 4–40 CE. |
| Predecessor: | Simhavarmana |
| Spouses-Type: | Wives |
| Father: | Simhavarmana |
Chandravarman (4th century CE) was a king of the Pushkarana kingdom in the Bankura district of West Bengal.[1] [2] The kingdom was established shortly before the advent of the Gupta Empire, and was located to the west of the Samatata kingdom of eastern Bengal.[1]
Chandravarman was the son of king Simhavarmana. He extended his kingdom to the east towards the Faridpur district.[1]
According to the inscription on the Allahabad pillar by Gupta emperor Samudragupta, Chandravarman was defeated by Samudragupta and the area became a part of the Gupta Empire:[1]
Alternatively, the Chandravarman named in the inscription could be a ruler named on an inscription found in Mandsaur in Malwa.[2]
The defeat of Chandravarman paved the way to Gupta suzerainty over Bengal.[1]
Chandra Barma, king of Malwa, invaded Mallabhoom in the fifth century A. D. [As Susunia Inscriptions (discovered by N. N. Basu) and H. P. Sastri's article (in the Antiquary) Show] Samudra Gupta conquest in the fourth century A. D.