Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta

The Bhitari pillar and inscription of Skandagupta

Bhitari

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Location of Bhitari, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, in India.

25°34′00″N 83°17′20″E / 25.566654°N 83.288943°E / 25.566654; 83.288943 The Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta was discovered in the village of Bhitari near Saidpur in Uttar Pradesh and dates to the reign of Gupta Empire (Gop Empire, Gop in Sanskrit and Gupt in Pali) ruler Skandagupta (c. 455 – c. 467 CE). Further, the inscription is written in Sanskrit and is 15 feet high.

Among other things, the inscription is extremely important in understanding the chronology of the various Gupta rulers. It also mentions the conflict between Skandagupta and the Pushyamitras as well as the Hunas.^[1]

^ Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta- A Note on Ganga-Dhvanih by R. P. Tripathi Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 39, Volume II (1978), pp. 1010–1014 Published by: Indian History Congress [1]

[1] Bhitari Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta- A Note on Ganga-Dhvanih by R. P. Tripathi Proceedings of the Indian History Congress Vol. 39, Volume II (1978), pp. 1010–1014 Published by: Indian History Congress [1]

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