Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers

Susrutha Samitha was written by Susrutha. He is said to have been the best surgeon during the Gupta period.

Maski inscription at Raichur doab in Karnataka mentions his personal name, Devanam Priyadasi.

Rupaka was a silver coin of Gupta period. 16 Rupakas were equal to 1 gold coin.

The II and XIll rock edicts mention the southern kingdoms of Chola, Pandya, Satyaputra, Keialaputra and Tambapanni.

Pulakeshin II, the most famous Chalukya ruler, was known as Ereya before his coronation.

The three ancient Tamil kingdoms (Muvendar) were the Cheras, the Cholas, and the Pandyas.

Bindusara is often referred to as the 'son of a father' (Chandragupta Maurya) and the 'father of a son' (Ashoka).

Samudragupta is depicted on his coins playing the veena, and he was known for his patronage of arts and his own musical and poetic skills.

According to the play Devi-Chandraguptam by Vishakhadatta, Ramagupta was the weak Gupta king who agreed to surrender his wife to the Saka king.

The battle between the Chalukya king Pulakeshin II and the northern emperor Harshavardhana took place around 618-619 AD on the banks of the Narmada River. Pulakeshin II emerged victorious, preventing Harsha from expanding his empire into the Deccan.

Land revenue was the primary source of income for the Gupta Empire. It was collected from agricultural produce, typically as a share of the harvest.

Siva-tattva-Chintamani was written by Lakkana Dandesha during the reign of Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire. It is a significant text regarding Lingayat philosophy.

The Aihole inscription of Pulakeshin II, composed by the poet Ravikirti, explicitly mentions the fame of both Kalidasa and Bharavi.

Krishna III of the Rashtrakutas defeated the Chola king Parantaka I at the Battle of Takkolam in 949 AD.