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| name = Amrakarddava<br />
| title = Minister of the Gupta Empire<br />
| reign = c. 4th–5th century CE<br />
| birth_place = Sukuli-desa, [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| religion = [[Buddhism]]<br />
| dynasty = Karddava (possibly Naga lineage)<br />
| module = {{Infobox military person<br />
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| battles = [[Gupta–Saka Wars]]<br />
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'''Amrakarddava''' was a general from Sukuli-desa (present day [[Madhya Pradesh]]) in the service of Emperor [[Chandragupta II]] of the [[Gupta Empire]]. He was known for his military skill and fought and won many of the major battles, including campaigns over the [[Gupta–Saka Wars|Saka war]].{{sfn|Sharma|1978|p=47}}<br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
The first part possibly referring to [[mango tree]], "Amra" is his name of becoming personal. The second part, "Karddava," comes from "[[Kadru]]," the mythological Indian mother of serpents. By way of metathesis, "Kadrava" becomes "Karddava," "born of Kadru." This indicates a relationship with the Nagas, serpent-demons who inhabit the netherworld.{{sfn|Sharma|1978|p=47}}<br />
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== Military achievements ==<br />
{{Main|Gupta–Saka Wars}}<br />
Amrakarddava's military career is emphasized in inscriptions that speak of him as having won "banners of victory and fame in many battles." This warrior, who became one of his important & notable achievements where he participated in the [[Gupta–Saka Wars]] along with Emperor [[Chandragupta II]].{{sfn|Goyal|1967|p=247}}<br />
[[File:ChandraguptaIIOnHorse.jpg|thumb|An 8 gram gold coin featuring Chandragupta II astride a caparisoned horse with a bow in his left hand.<ref>* {{British-Museum-db|1910,0403.26|C_1910-0403-26}}</ref> The name ''Cha-gu-pta'' appears in the upper left [[Quadrant (circle)|quadrant]].]]<br />
An inscription from one of the caves at Udayagiri Hill, about two miles northwest of [[Bhilsa]], notes the dedication of a cave to [[Shiva|Sambhu]] by a minister named [[Virasena Saba|Virasena]] who was in the service of [[Chandragupta II]]. This undecorated inscription is believed to refer to the Saka war.{{sfn|Goyal|1967|p=248}}<br />
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A second inscription, dated to Gupta Year 93 (the date gives the Gregorian equivalent of 412–413 CE), records donations made by Amrakarddava to a major Buddhist [[Vihāra|Vihara]] on the site. Historians have connected this note to the Saka war, and they have argued that this conflict lasted for a long time.{{sfn|Goyal|1967|p=248}}<br />
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== Patronage of Buddhism ==<br />
Apart from his military achievements, Amrakarddava is also known to have patronized [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] monasteries. Furthermore, such patronage is proof of his economic patronage to temple grounds and places of worship during his time.{{sfn|Cotterell|1998|p=77}} A donation mentioned in an inscription indicates that Amrakarddava gave a village and 25 dinars so that ten Buddhist monks and two lamps would be maintained in the monastery at [[Sanchi]].{{sfn|Ingalls|1976|p=15–26}}<br />
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== Legacy ==<br />
[[File:Sanchi,_Inscription_of_Candragupta_II..JPG|thumb|The victorious [[Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II]] (412-413 CE).]]<br />
Amrakarddava is an important figure in the context of [[Gupta Empire|Gupta]] history, as he is both a military man and a patron.{{sfn|Goyal|1967|p=248}} His contribution to the Saka war, as well as his patronage of Buddhism, serves to emphasize his multifaceted contributions to the Gupta Empire.{{sfn|Ingalls|1976|p=15–26}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Chandragupta II]]<br />
* [[Virasena Saba]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
===Citations===<br />
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[[Category:4th-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:5th-century Indian people]]<br />
[[Category:People from the Gupta Empire]]<br />
[[Category:4th-century births]]<br />
[[Category:Indian warriors]]<br />
[[Category:Indian military leaders]]<br />
[[Category:Indian maharajas]]<br />
[[Category:Vassal rulers of the Gupta Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Buddhist monarchs]]<br />
===Sources===<br />
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* {{Cite book |last=Sharma |first=Tej Ram |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WcnnB-Lx2MAC |title=Personal and Geographical Names in the Gupta Inscriptions |date=1978 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |language=en}}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Cotterell |first=Arthur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P_ZlAAAAMAAJ |title=The Pimlico Dictionary of Classical Civilizations: Greece, Rome, Persia, India and China |date=1998 |publisher=Pimlico |isbn=978-0-7126-7496-6 |language=en}}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Ingalls |first=Daniel H. H. |date=1976 |title=Kālidāsa and the Attitudes of the Golden Age |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/599886 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=96 |issue=1 |pages=15–26 |doi=10.2307/599886 |issn=0003-0279|url-access=subscription }}<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Goyal |first=S. R. |url=https://archive.org/details/goyal-1967_202412 |title=A history of the Imperial Guptas. With a Foreword by R. C. Majumdar. |date=1967}}<br />
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