# Kumaragupta III

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Gupta emperor from 530 to 540

Kumaragupta III Bhitari copper-silver seal of Kumaragupta III. Gupta emperor Reign c. 530 – c. 540 Predecessor Narasimhagupta Successor Vishnugupta Died 540 Issue Vishnugupta Dynasty Gupta Father Narasimhagupta Mother Shrimitradeva Religion Hinduism

Gupta Empire 320–550 Gupta (c. 240 – c. 280) Ghatotkacha (c. 280–319) Chandragupta I with Kumaradevi (c. 319–335) Kacha (c. 335) Samudragupta (c. 335–375) (Ramagupta) (c. 375) Chandragupta II (380–415) Kumaragupta I (415–455) Skandagupta (455–467) Purugupta (467–473) Kumaragupta II (473–476) Budhagupta (476–495) Narasimhagupta (495–530) (Bhanugupta) (c. 510) Vainyagupta (c. 507) Kumaragupta III (c. 530 – c. 540) Vishnugupta (540–550) v t e

**Kumaragupta III** ([Gupta script](/source/Gupta_script): , *Ku-ma-ra-gu-pta*) was a later [Gupta Emperor](/source/Gupta_Empire), ruling from 530 to 540. He succeeded his father [Narasimhagupta](/source/Narasimhagupta_Baladitya) in about 530.

His silver-copper seal was discovered in [Bhitari](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhitari&action=edit&redlink=1) ([Ghazipur district](/source/Ghazipur_district), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh)) in 1889, which mentions the names of his father Narasimhagupta and grandfather [Purugupta](/source/Purugupta).[1][2] The seal of Kumaragupta III allowed for the clarification of the genealogy of later Gupta kings: it gave the names of three Gupta king who had been hitherto unknown: [Purugupta](/source/Purugupta), [Narasimhagupta](/source/Narasimhagupta) and [Kumaragupta II](/source/Kumaragupta_II).[3]

A clay sealing of him was discovered from [Nalanda](/source/Nalanda), which also mentioned about his father and grandfather. Nalanda clay seal of Kumaragupta III mentions Purugupta as [Kumaragupta I's](/source/Kumaragupta_I) son from his queen Anantadevi.

The [Gupta Empire](/source/Gupta_Empire) declined during his rule and the later kings. He had to face [Yashodharman](/source/Yashodharman), the [Aulikara](/source/Second_Aulikara_dynasty) ruler of Malwa who had defeated the [Huna king](/source/Alchon_Huns) [Mihirakula](/source/Mihirakula) at [Sondani](/source/Battle_of_Sondani) and was conquering Northern India. J.L. Jain is of the view that Kumaragupta III was killed during this conflict, around 530 and Kumaragupta III's father [Narasimhagupta](/source/Narasimhagupta) committed suicide on hearing the news.[4] He was succeeded by his son [Vishnugupta](/source/Vishnugupta_(Gupta_Empire)).

		- The [Nalanda](/source/Nalanda) clay seal of [Vishnugupta](/source/Vishnugupta_(Gupta_Empire)) states that Vishnugupta was son of Kumaragupta III, and grandson of [Purugupta](/source/Purugupta).[5]

		- Nalanda clay seals of Kumaragupta III.[6]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Kumaragupta-III-of-the-Gupta-Empire"](https://www.geni.com/people/Kumaragupta-III-of-the-Gupta-Empire/6000000033941223932).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bhitari Inscribed Copper-Silver Seal of Kumaragupta III - Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. LVIII, p. 89

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Willis, Michael (2005). ["Later Gupta History: Inscriptions, Coins and Historical Ideology"](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25188529). *Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society*. **15** (2): 131–150. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1356-1863](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1356-1863). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [25188529](https://www.jstor.org/stable/25188529).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-malwa_4-0)** Jain, Kailash Chand (31 December 1972). [*Malwa Through The Ages*](https://books.google.com/books?id=_3O7q7cU7k0C&dq=Aulikara+Empire&pg=PA250). Motilal Banarsidass Publ. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-81-208-0824-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0824-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) [p.364](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108395)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum Vol.3 (inscriptions Of The Early Gupta Kings) [p.355](https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.108395)

## External links

- [http://www.gloriousindia.com/profiles/Kumaragupta_III](http://www.gloriousindia.com/profiles/Kumaragupta_III)

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