Prabhāvatī (English spelling)

Japanese: Prabhāvatī（英語表記）Prabhavati

…He continued his father's conquests, advanced westward into Malwa, Gujarat, and the Katiawar Peninsula, and pacified the Saka (Shaka) forces of Ujjain. He also engaged in a wide range of diplomatic activities, such as marrying his daughter Prabhāvatī to Rudrasena II of the Vakataka dynasty in the Deccan region, bringing the latter's forces under his control. He also patronized the arts, including literature, painting, architecture, and sculpture, ushering in the heyday of Gupta culture.

From the Bakhtar Dynasty

…After the death of the king, the kingdom was divided, and the main faction established its capital near present-day Nagpur. During the reign of the king's grandson, Rudrasena I, it was a powerful state on a par with the Gupta Empire to the north. His grandson, Rudrasena II, married Prabhāvatī, the daughter of Chandragupta II of the Gupta Empire, and formed an alliance with him. After the death of her husband, Prabhāvatī ruled for many years as regent for her young son. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Prabhāvatī" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…父王サムドラグプタの征服事業を継承，西方のマールワー，グジャラート，カティアーワール半島に進出し，ウッジャインのサカ(シャカ)勢力を平定した。さらに南はデカン地方のバーカータカ朝ルドラセーナ2世Rudrasena IIに，ナーガ国出身の妃との間の娘プラバーバティーPrabhāvatīを嫁がせて，その勢力を配下におさめるなど幅広い外交活動を行った。また，文芸，絵画，建築，彫刻など諸芸を厚く保護してグプタ文化の最盛期を現出した。…

【バーカータカ朝】より

…王の死後王国は分裂し，主派は今日のナーグプル付近に主都を置き，王の孫のルドラセーナ1世RudrasenaIの時には北方のグプタ朝と並ぶ有力国家であった。その孫ルドラセーナ2世はグプタ朝チャンドラグプタ2世の娘プラバーバティーPrabhāvatīと結婚して同盟関係を結んだ。プラバーバティーは夫の死後幼い子の摂政として長年にわたり統治した。…

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