APPENDIX VII CHRONOLOGY OF THE GUPTA. PERIOD DATE A,. D. EVENT. REMABKS. dr. 308 . . . Lichchhavi marriage of Chandragupta I f Foundation of 320 .... Chandragupta I ace. to independent power I Gupta Era, of 1 which year 1 be- l gan Feb. 26, 320 dr. 326 . . . Samudragupta ace. dr. 330 . . . Embassy from King Meghavarna of Ceylon dr. 326-36 . . Campaigns in Northern India dr. 337-40 . . Campaign in Southern India dr. 341 ... Horse-sacrifice dr. 375 . . . Chandragupta II ace. dr. 395 . . . Conquest of Western India 401 .... Udayagiri inscription G. E. 82 405-11 . . . Travels of Fa-hien in Gupta empire 86-92 407 .... Garhwa inscription " 88 409 .... Silver coins of western type 90 412 .... Sanchi inscription 93 413 .... Kumaragupta I ace. " 94 415 .... Bilsar inscription 96 417 .... Garhwa inscription 98 432 .... Mathura inscription 113 436 .... Mandasor inscription V. S. 493 (= G. E. 117) 440 .... Silver coins G. E. 121 443 .... Silver coins 124 447 .... Silver coins " 128 448 .... Silver coins and Mankuwar inscriptions 129 449 .... Silver coins 130 dr. 450 . . . Pushyamitra war 131 454 .... Silver coins 135 455 .... Silver coins 136 455 .... 456 .... Skandagupta ace. ; first Hun war Embankment ol lake at Girnar rebuilt 136 137 457 .... Temple erected there 138 460 .... Kahaon inscription (Gorakhpur District) 141 463 .... Silver coins 144 464 .... Silver coins 145 465 .... Indor inscription (Bulandshahr District) 146 467 ... Silver coins 148 dr. 470-80 . . Second Hun war 151-61 477 ... Pali inscription (Ep. Ind. 2. 363) 158 dr. 480 . . . Puragupta ( ? Prakasaditya) ace. dr. 485 . Narasimhagupta Baladitya ace. dr. 530 . . . Kumaragupta II ace. 520 .... Song-Yun visited White Hun King of Gan- dhara dr. 535 to 720. Later Gupta dynasty of Magadha dr. 490 to 770 . Dynasty of Valabhi dr. 490 to 510 . Toramana cir. 510 to 540 . Mihiragula Defeat dr. 528 dr. 530 to 580 . Siladitya of Mo-ia-po 408
