Battle of the Indus River
During the Hun invasion, the Battle of the Indus River (458) along the Indus river took place which resulted in Skandagupta checking the advances of the Hunas, along with heavy losses for the Hunas.[1][2][a]
| Battle of Indus River | |||||||||
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| Part of Gupta–Hunnic Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Gupta Empire | Hephthalites | ||||||||
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Skandagupta | Unknown | ||||||||
The Bhitari pillar inscription states that Skandagupta defeated the Hunas:[4]
(Skandagupta), "by whose two arms the earth was shaken, when he, the creator (of a disturbance like that) of a terrible whirlpool, joined in close conflict with the Hûnas; . . . . . . among enemies . . . . . . arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . proclaimed . . . . . . . . . . . . just as if it were the roaring of (the river) Ganga, making itself noticed in (their) ears."
— Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta Line 15
References and Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ "In their second attempt, which took place in the initial years of the reign of Skandagupta, these barbarians shook the foundation of the empire, though somehow Skandagupta ultimately succeeded in checking the tide of their progress." [3]
- ↑ Fisher, William Bayne; Yarshater, Ehsan (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9.
- ↑ Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century. Miegunyiah Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-522-85336-0.
- ↑ S. R. Goyal, p. [1]280–281.
- ↑ R. C. Majumdar 1981, p. 73.