Skandagupta

Japanese: Skandagupta

...As a result, the Gupta Empire's control over its western territories was disrupted, trade with the West was hindered, and its finances deteriorated, leading to the deterioration of beautiful and high-quality gold coins and a sharp decline in the amount of coinage. The fifth king, Skandagupta, tried to restore stable regional control and was successful, but after his death around 467, the empire went into decline. Later, Narasiṃhagupta is said to have driven the Hephthalites out of the Ganges basin, but taking advantage of the empire's decline, local rulers broke away from the empire's control and became independent, and the empire's territory was narrowed to the area centered on Bihar, and it finally collapsed around 550. ...

From Hoonah

…In the mid-5th century, the Hephthalites moved south from Central Asia and approached India, which was under the control of the Gupta Empire. Their initial invasions were repelled by Skandagupta (reigned c. 455-c. 470), but they continued to invade, leading to the decline of the Gupta Empire. Their heyday was during the time of Toramāṇa and his son Mihirakula, who emerged in the late 5th century to the first half of the 6th century, and their influence became vast, stretching from the Punjab to central India. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Skandagupta" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…このため，グプタ帝国の西部領域の支配は乱され，西方世界との貿易は妨げられ，財政は悪化して，美麗で良質な金貨の粗悪化，貨幣鋳造量の著しい減少をもたらした。第5代スカンダグプタSkandaguptaは安定した地方支配の回復に努めて功を収めたが，467年ごろの王の死後，帝国は衰運に傾いた。その後ナラシンハグプタNarasiṃhaguptaはガンガー流域からエフタルを撃退したというが，帝国の衰退に乗じて，諸地方の支配者が帝国の統制から離れて自立化し，帝国の領域はビハールを中心とする地域に狭められ，ついに550年ごろ滅亡した。…

【フーナ】より

…エフタル族は5世紀半ばに，中央アジアから南下してグプタ朝支配下のインドに迫った。初期の侵略はスカンダグプタSkandagupta(在位455ころ‐470ころ)によって撃退されたが，その後も侵略を繰り返し，グプタ朝の衰退をもたらした。最盛期は5世紀末から6世紀前半に出たトーラマーナToramāṇa，ミヒラクラMihirakula父子の時代であり，その勢力はパンジャーブから中央インドにおよぶ広大なものとなった。…

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