Ghatotkacha (king)
| Ghatotkacha | |
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| Maharaja Shri | |
Mahārāja Shrī Ghatotkacha inscription in Gupta script, on the Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta. | |
| Gupta King | |
| Reign | c. 280 CE – 319 CE |
| Predecessor | Gupta |
| Successor | Chandragupta I |
| Died | c. 319 CE |
| Issue | Chandragupta I |
| Dynasty | Gupta |
| Father | Gupta |
| Gupta Empire 320–550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ghatotkacha (Gupta script: Gha-to-tka-cha, IAST: Ghaṭotkaca, r. c. late 3rd century - early 4th century) was a pre-imperial Gupta king of northern India. He was a son of the dynasty's founder Gupta, and the father of the dynasty's first emperor Chandragupta I.