Talk:List of Gupta emperors
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North8000 (talk) 18:17, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
Why are the Gupta kings listed as emperors?
[edit]The title of maharajadhiraja was never considered as an imperial rank in India and it just denoted a sovereign king, that is also the reason that why the Kings of Nepal, who were titled maharajadhiraja were translated as 'king' in English. So, it would be correct to list the Gupta monarchs as kings. Sapphire2025 (talk) 14:53, 8 January 2025 (UTC)
- The title “King” was not used by the Gupta Emperors, They used imperial titles such as Maharajadhiraja (which was used by all Gupta Emperors since Chandragupta I), And Maharajadhiraja means Great kings of kings not just a king.
Koshuri Sultan (talk) 17:04, 10 January 2025 (UTC)- Martanda Kulkarni, Chidambara (1957). Ancient Indian History And Culture. p. 155.
The Guptas discarded the modest title of Kajaii (king), which had for the most part contented the indigeneous dynasties of earlier times, and adopted the high sounding style brought into vogue by the rulers of the past. The most characteristic of such titles was Maharajadhiraja adopted by the Guptas from Chandragupta I onwards in their inscriptions, coin-legends and seals.
. - Torri, Michelguglielmo (2025). A History of India: From the First Human Settlements to the Mughal Empire. Boydell & Brewer. p. 148.
In the course of his reign, Chandra Gupta I built up a monarchy which extended from the eastern part of modern Uttar Pradesh to Magadha, and celebrated his power by taking the grandiose imperial title of maharajadhiraja, or 'great king of kings'.
- Then why were the Maharajadhiraja of Nepal trasnlated as 'King of Nepal' in English? Sapphire2025 (talk) 10:25, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- It's different in Nepal. Koshuri Sultan (talk) 10:30, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- See King of Nepal: “The King of Nepal (traditionally known as the Mahārājdhirāja i.e. Great King of Kings; Nepali: महाराजधिराज)”. Koshuri Sultan (talk) 10:33, 13 January 2025 (UTC)
- Martanda Kulkarni, Chidambara (1957). Ancient Indian History And Culture. p. 155.