Vishnugupta (Gupta Empire)

Vishnugupta
Vishnugupta Candraditya Circa 540-550 CE.
14th Gupta Ruler
Reign	c. 540 – c. 550 CE
Predecessor	Kumaragupta III
Successor	?
Dynasty	Gupta

Vishnugupta Candraditya (Sanskrit: विष्णुगुप्त) was one of the lesser known kings of the Gupta Dynasty. He is generally considered to be the last recognized king of the Gupta Empire. His reign lasted 10 years, from 540 to 550 CE. From the fragment of his clay sealing discovered at Nalanda during the excavations of 1927-28, it is revealed that he was the son of Kumaragupta III and the grandson of Narasimhagupta.

The last known inscription by a Gupta emperor is from the reign of Vishnugupta (the Damodarpur copper-plate inscription), in which he makes a land grant in the area of Kotivarsha (Bangarh in West Bengal) in 542/543 CE. This follows the occupation of most of northern and central India by the Aulikara ruler Yashodharman circa 532 CE.

According to a Nalanda seal, Vishnugupta was son of Kumaragupta, and grandson of Purugupta.

Nalanda clay seal of Vishnugupta. The seal states that Vishnugupta was son of Kumaragupta, and grandson of Purugupta.

The Damodarpur copper plate of Vishnugupta Year 224 = 542-543 CE.