Skandagupta was a ruler of northern India under the Gupta dynasty. He is generally considered the last of the great Gupta rulers. He defeated the Pushyamitras, a rival Indian dynasty, but then was faced with invading Indo-Hephthalites or "White Huns", known in India as Hunas, from the northwest. He repulsed a Huna attack c. 455, But the expense of the wars drained the empire's resources and contributed to its decline. Skandagupta died in 467 and was succeeded by his son Narasimhagupta Baladitya. His name appear in Javanese text `Tantrikamandaka', and Chinese writer, Wang-hiuen-tse refers that a ambassador was sent to his court by King Meghvarma of Sri Lanka, who had asked his permission to build a Buddhist monastery at Bodh Gaya for the monks traveling from Sri Lanka. But the most detailed and authentic record of his reign is preserved in the rock pillar of the Allahabad, composed by Harisena. The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. ... The Gupta dynasty ruled the Gupta Empire of India, from around 320 to 550 CE. Some of its main rulers were: Chandragupta I Samudragupta Ramagupta Chandragupta II Kumaragupta I {| align=center cellpadding=2 border=2 |- | width=30% align=center | Preceded by: Andhra dynasty | width=40% align=center | Gupta dynasty | width... Pusyamitra Sunga (also Pushyamitra Shunga) was the founder of the Indian Sunga dynasty (185-78 BCE). ... Events June 2 - Gaiseric leads the Vandals into Rome and plunder the city for two weeks. ... Events April 12 - Anthemius elevated to Western Roman Emperor Births Leo II, Byzantine emperor Cerdic of Wessex (approximate date). ... The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (ශ්රී ලංකා in Sinhala / இலங்கை in Tamil) (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent. ... Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the place of Buddhas attainment of Enlightenment. ... Allahabad - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...