Dattadevi Explained

Succession:Empress Consort of the Gupta Empire
Reign:Unknown -
Reign-Type:Tenure
Predecessor:Kumaradevi
Successor:Dhruvadevi
Birth Date:Before 330
Death Date:After 375
Spouse:Samudragupta
Issue:Chandragupta II[1] and possibly Ramagupta
House:Gupta empire
Religion:Hinduism
Dynasty:Gupta (by Marriage)

Dattadevi was the wife of Gupta King Samudragupta.[2] [3] She was the mother of Samudragupta's son and successor Chandragupta II,[4] She was most probably married to Samudragupta during his educational career.[1] Harisena, Samudragupta's court poet and close friend, played an important role in the marriage of Samudragupta to Dattadevi.[5] She is described as a "virtuous and faithful wife" in an Eran inscription.[6] She hailed from the Abhira tribe.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gopal . Lallanji . Samudragupta . 1969 . National Book Trust, India . en.
  2. Web site: Dattādevī . hindupedia.com/ . hindupedia.com . 2020-11-17.
  3. Web site: Kings Queens:1. Chandragupta-I Kumaradevi2. Samudragupta Dattadevi3. Chandragupta-II Dhruvadevi4. Kumargupta-I Kuberanaga.Select the correct answer from the codes given below:1, 2 and 31, 2 and 42 and 42 and 3 . 2024-08-14 . Toppr Ask . en.
  4. Book: Tej Ram Sharma . A Political History of the Imperial Guptas: From Gupta to Skandagupta . 1989 . Concept . 978-81-7022-251-4 . 148.
  5. Book: Keith, Arthur Berriedale. A History of Sanskrit literature. 1966. Oxford University Press. 76–7.
  6. Book: Indian History . 1988 . Allied Publishers . 978-81-8424-568-4 . en.
  7. Book: Chakraberty, Chandra . The Prehistory of India: Tribal Migrations . 1948 . Vijayakrishna Bros. . en.