Ancient History / Guptan Era
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Various sources of Gupta Empire available today are literary sources, epigraphical sources and numismatic or archaeological sources. According to these sources, Gupta dynasty was founded in 300 AD by Sri Gupta and it ended in 550 AD.
Various literary sources of Gupta empire are available. They are
Regarding Epigraphical sources, Gupta inscriptions are available from four kings of Gupta Empire. They are
It is also known as Mehrauli inscription (Prashasti). It is written on an Iron pillar having a height of 23 feet and weight of 16 tons (located in front of Qutub Minar, Delhi). It talks about the victories of Chandragupta II. (No rust is found on the Mehrauli iron pillar till now)
They are two in number
It is a stone pillar inscription found at Eran. From all the available sources of Gupta Empire, it is the first inscription that talks about the custom of Sati.