Purugupta
ruler of the Gupta empire
Years: 420 - 473
Purugupta (reigned 467–473) was an emperor of the Gupta dynasty in northern India.
Purugupta is a son of the Gupta emperor Kumaragupta I by his queen Anantadevi.
He succeeds his half-brother Skandagupta.
No inscription of Purugupta has been found so far.
He is known from the Bhitari silver-copper seal of his grandson Kumaragupta III and the Nalanda clay seals of his sons Narasimhagupta and Budhagupta and his grandson Kumaragupta III.
From the Saranath Buddha image inscription, it is concluded that he was succeeded by Kumaragupta II.
