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Ghatotkacha

Ghatotkacha(c. 280-319 A.D.) was a pre-imperial Gupta king. His reign is considered insignificant and he is best known as the father of Chandragupta I, the first Gupta emperor.

Sources

R. K. Mookerji, The Gupta Empire, 4th edition. Motilal Banarsidass, 1959.

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