How the Guptas defeated the Shakas?

In this video, we will talk about the conquest of the Western Kshatraps by the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II. This campaign against the Shakas was the most important campaign of Chandragupta II's reign. It took many years for him to prepare for this campaign and it was only at the end of his reign that he managed to conquer the Shaka territory.
Reference:-
1. A Comprehensive History of India - Vol III
2. A History Of The Imperial Guptas by S. R. Goyal
3. The History and Culture of the Indian People: Volume 3. The Classical Age
4. The Vakataka-Gupta Age
5. The Age of the Imperial Guptas by R.D Bannerji
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[@JayVardhanSingh]

I've made another video based on recent research, and its conclusions are different from this one. To learn about the current view of how the Gupta conquest of Gujarat unfolded, please watch this video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYGZdGSOnr95a9U

[@prakashturlapati8215]

Very nice and informative video. Thanks for posting. Chandragupta II also got a title - Sakaari - for his victory over Sakaas.

[@matimari1080]

Great video! I really like how you tell about how these things are found and verified.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@sarthakhambir9978]

Amazing work !! Please make a video on the power struggle between The Satvahanas and The Shakas

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you. I've already made a video on this. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWnam4qMqZWHhbM&ab_channel=JayVardhanSingh

[@rishayraj2551]

Always appreciate your efforts, its fun graphics are amazing backed by good research . One of the best channel on Indian history.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you so much

[@Lmao69]

How big was the gupta army during this conquest( Not the entire gupta army) ?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

No evidence. We could speculate only. I would say around 1 to 1.5 Lakh. But along with this, there were also non-combatants who travelled with the army.

[@Ak-zw1mq]

Very well analysed

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

Great video sir hope you make one about indo Iranian relations in the past or one on Khalsa Raj 🙏🏽

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thanks bhai, call me Jay only. I will do a video on Sikh history later. About the Indo-Iranian relation, will try to do a video on this topic. But can't say for sure. Depends on the material.

[@DxvinderSingh1699]

@@JayVardhanSingh okay Jay bhai

[@lakshyagola4413]

As always Wonderful content

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you!!

[@royarnab26]

Bro are the present day Gujaratis & Sindhis were decendent of Shakas & Kushans??? Plz explain the origin of Rajput's,Gurjar's & Jats also please.

[@stormshadow5283]

No they're not

[@dakshsingh576]

no they are not

[@JayVardhanSingh]

No, the present Gujaraatis and Sindhi aren't the descendants of Shaka or Kushanas. About the origin of Rajput, Gurjars and Jats, this is a complex topic. I am still in the process of reading, so you'll have to wait. Maybe I will talk about it on my second channel.

[@Narimann]

Non of them are a single entity. Those are regional terms. In ancient times if 4 brothers went in 4 different directions, & married with local women. Their descendants will gain 4 different identities according to their regions. Men migrated longer distances, & married local women. Woman's family gets the social status. Thus forms a new social group through matrimony. Win or defeat in war also affected a group's social status. Genetics is whole different topic

[@monsieur1936]

The shakas, kushanas and huns must have been mixed with the native Indian populations. Just like Indo Greeks and Mughals did. So calling Gujaratis or Sindhis decendent of shakas would be as far fetched as calling Indian Muslims decendent of Turks and Mongols.

[@raginisingh2251]

Excellent

[@Shubhamkumar-fr9hl]

Maharajadhiraj Chandragupta 2 "Vikramaditya"👑

[@gujjewman96]

So what happened to shakas after the defeat? Were they driven out of India or did they assimilate with the rest of locals? Just like many Vikings assimilated with Anglo Saxons after Viking invasion of England and then they were completely indistinguishable from Saxons.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I don't think the population of Shakas were enough to leave a significant genetic footprint.

[@witchilich]

The Jats are beleived to be descendants of shakas. But the Baloch language has also been shown to be related to the Shakas.

[@premprasun1516]

​@@witchilichnot true

[@prakashturlapati8215]

How come the foreigners like Hunas and Sakaas have Sanskrit names? It is perplexing. This pattern of naming is still existing in Bengalis.,Eg., Sarvadaman Banerjee

[@kraut1982]

Are these Shakas the same as Sakas/Sythians or Shakya tribe of Gautama Buddha?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Shakas are sythians. Shakya is the clan of the Buddha. Here it is the Western Kshatraps who are described as Shakas. But in Ancient Sources, the term Shaka was sometimes used for foreigners in general.

[@witchilich]

As per Mahavamsa The Moriya clan was an offshoot which left Kapilavastu to escape the invasion of Shakya clan by Koshala king Vidudhaba. They settled in a secluded himalayan region which was known for its "Moras" or "Peacocks". In Mahabodhivamsa, it is mentioned that Chandragupta Maurya hailed from "Moriyanagara". The Digha Nikaya mentions that the Moriya Clan was located in Pippalavana. Archaeologist Alexander Cunningham has identified Pippalavana as the ancient city of Sahankat near Rudrapur in modern day Uttarakhand. The Jain text Parishishtaparvan by Hemachandra maintains that Chandragupta Maurya was born of a daughter of the chief of a village community who were known as 'rearers of royal peacocks'(maurya-poshaka-grame). So, the Mauryans dynasty were the last known remnants of the Shakya Clan.

[@espeon91]

Great video! What is the script and language used in the Udayagiri inscription?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Thank you! The script is Gupta Brahmi and the language is Sanskrit.

[@Thoughtomobile]

@JayVardhanSingh Please! For Heavan's sake, the name of that Mountain Range is "Upariśyena."(=Beyond the Reach of the Eagles). "Hindukush" is the corrupted name given by the barbarians who massacred Hindus in that region. "Hindu Kush" literally means "We massacred Hindus here." So, please refer to the mountains by their true name! Upariśyena!

[@stormshadow5283]

Still waiting for you to do a video on ancient Pragjyotisha

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Will do so in future. Have to complete the Gupta History first.

[@arushsonukumar9973]

Is sakas ruled only gujarat or they also ruled Indus,balochistan and east persian coast and is this sakas same as Scythians and Want to know about Vikramaditya on whose name is Vikram samvat

[@dakshsingh576]

Under Rudradaman they ruled from North Western Konkan to upto northern borders of rajasthan and northern borders of Sindh, during the rule of this family (Rudradaman's family) Western kshatraps were very powerful for nearly 120-150 years. But after that when the Rudrasimha II's family grabbed the power, Sakas got limited to present day Gujarat only. Scythians were called Sakas in Indian texts. And Sakas/Scythians is actually a term used by people of that time to denote many of the tribes of central asia. So now it's upto you if you think scythians=sakas.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I've made a video on the western Kshatraps you can see that for info. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWnam4qMqZWHhbM&ab_channel=JayVardhanSingh About Vikram Samvat, I am planning to make a video.

[@Narimann]

Saka artifacts are found in Andra Pradesh also. But not ruled there but worked as feudatories under different dynasties

[@missverma266]

Plz tell me.. The coins of which metal were issued by the Gupta rulers after defeating the shakas?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Gold and Silver

[@ayushmishra5736]

What about vikramaditya? Are chandragupta 2 and vikramaditya same or are they different?

[@Serenity1.0_]

Chandragupta ii took the title vikramaditya.. So they are same.

[@girishraghuvanshi6900]

❤❤❤

[@Show_Tuune]

Did Gupta's empire rule Kashmir and kabul valley during their peak.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

No evidence to suggest that.

[@sanilyadav1450]

@@JayVardhanSingh Are Kushanas Indians?

[@anshumanvikram]

Please explain the origin of Rajputs, is there co relation with Huns and Indo sythians.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

There's no evidence to suggest that there's any significant relation between the Rajputs and Huns/Indo-Scythians.

[@anshumanvikram]

Okay. Another query , is there any difference between Rajasthani Rajput and Kshatriyas/ Thakur from U. P. or M. P.?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

If you're talking about the genetic difference between the two. I don't know about this. Culturally there's some difference because they are from two different regions. The same way brahmins from Rajasthan are culturally different from the Brahmins of UP.

[@anshumanvikram]

@@JayVardhanSingh I have a book called Handbook of Rajputs.. Written by AH Bingley of British Colonial Rule , it refers to lots of points which could be challenged so just wanted to know alternate opinion.. Thanks.

[@JayVardhanSingh]

I am aware of that book.

[@Archi.x002]

Chathrap or Satrap?

[@JayVardhanSingh]

Kshatrap (क्षत्रप). Satrap is the Greek version of the same term.

[@Archi.x002]

@@JayVardhanSingh So the word Chathrapati(Emperor/king of kings) is derived from this word? 😃 Ruler of all kshathraps

[@JayVardhanSingh]

No, Chhatrapati means one who has Chhatra (umbrella). Chhatra is the symbol of royalty.

[@Archi.x002]

@@JayVardhanSingh Thanks for the info

[@gravewalker34]

Looks like sakas have intermixed with eastern asian people. Look at their faces in the coins.

[@avinashjha3790]

Is shakas still living in India or totaly wipeout in India

[@ashwaryp]

Ofcourse there would be people from that descent but it's hard to say who would be those people, because of high probability of some intermixing with local population considering how long they ruled and got more or less completely Indianized.

[@avinashjha3790]

@@ashwaryp hmmm it's means these people totally mixdup with others in India mostly North Western peoples of India

[@dakshsingh576]

not as a separate group, we have got evidence of magha brahmins (brahmins of sakya dwipa) mixing in the indian hindu population. But at the same time genetic imprint of Sakas has been very very less because nearly no Indian group (even the khatris,rors,KPs,etc of NWI) have east asian admixture which was most probably present in Sakas. So there might have only been a very little admixture among present day indian communities

[@royarnab26]

Present day Gujaratis & Sindhis were the decendent to Shakas & Kushans.

[@stormshadow5283]

@@royarnab26 no

[@ruthless_sengar]

Gupta's was belong to Rajput clan of somvanshies ...?

[@stormshadow5283]

No. Guptas were Kshatriyas but not Somavamshi or Suryavanshi.

[@ruthless_sengar]

@@stormshadow5283 lamo 🗿🤡 Rajputra/Rajput/Rajnaya is the synonym of Kshatriya word.

[@stormshadow5283]

@@ruthless_sengar lmao no. So you mean to say that Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas who are not "Rajputs" aren't Kshatriyas?

[@stormshadow5283]

@@ruthless_sengar stop Mughalpooping everywhere 🤡

[@dakshsingh576]

@@ruthless_sengar not every kshatriya is a rajput 🤡