Chandravarman

Chandravarman (4th century CE) was a king of the Pushkarana kingdom in the Bankura district of West Bengal.

[1] According to the inscription on the Allahabad pillar by Gupta emperor Samudragupta, Chandravarman was defeated by Samudragupta and the area became a part of the Gupta Empire:[1] "(L.

)- (Samudragupta,) who abounded in majesty that had been increased by violently exterminating Rudradeva, Matila, Nāgadatta, Chandravarman, Ganapatināga, Nāgasena, Achyutanandin, Balavarman, and many other kings of (the land of) Āryāvarta; -who made all the kings of the "forest countries" to become (his) servants.

[2] The defeat of Chandravarman paved the way to Gupta suzerainty over Bengal.

[1] Chandra Barma, king of Malwa, invaded Mallabhoom in the fifth century A. D. [As Susunia Inscriptions (discovered by N. N. Basu) and H. P. Sastri's article (in the Antiquary) Show][clarification needed] Samudra Gupta conquest in the fourth century A. D.[clarification needed][3]