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Also Known As Chandragupta I • Candra Gupta I
Title / Office king (320-330), Magadha
Founder Gupta dynasty
House / Dynasty Gupta dynasty
Notable Family Members son Samudra Gupta
Chandragupta
Chandragupta
emperor of India
Chanakya
Indian statesman and philosopher
Pillar commemorating Ashoka at Vaishali
Ashoka
emperor of India
Samudra Gupta
Samudra Gupta
emperor of India
Chandragupta II
emperor of India
Bindusara
Mauryan emperor
Ruins of the jail where Bimbisara was murdered by his son Ajatashatru in Rajagriha, Bihar, India.
Bimbisara
king of Magadha
Balak Singh
Indian religious leader
Candidus
Greek theologian
Kalidas Bhattacharyya
Indian philosopher [1911–1984]
Dayal Das
Indian religious leader
Sayyid Husain Bilgrami
Indian political leader
Amoghavajra
Buddhist monk
Govinda Das
Bengali poet
Lakshminath Bezbarua
Indian writer
Antal
Indian poet
Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar
Indian scholar
N. V. Banerjee
Indian philosopher
Devika Rani
Indian actress
Asha Bhosle
Indian singer

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