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[[Image:Kumaragupta.JPG|thumb|350px|Silver coin of King '''Kumaragupta''' (414-455 CE).<br>'''Obv:''' Bust of King Kumaragupta with headband decorated with crescents, within pseudo-Greek legend (derived from the coin design of the [[Western Satraps]].
'''Rev:''' [[Garuda]] bird, circled by legend in [[Brahmi]] ''"Parama-bhagavata rajahiraja Sri Kumaragupta Mahendraditya"'' ("Most devout King of Kings Kumaragupta Mahendraditya").]] '''Kumaragupta''' '''(Mahendraditya)''' was ruler of the [[Gupta Empire]] from [[415]]-[[455]] [[Common Era|CE]]. Like his father and predecessor, [[Chandragupta II]], Kumaragupta was an able ruler. He retained, intact, the vast empire, which extended from North Bengal to Kathiawar and from the [[Himalayas]] to the [[Narmada]]. He ruled efficiently for nearly forty years. However, the last days of his reign were not good. The Gupta empire was threatened by the invasions of Pushyamitras. The Pushyamitras were a tribe of foreigners who were settled in Central India. However, Kumaragupta was successful in defeating the invaders and performed Ashvamedha Yajna (horse sacrifice) to celebrate his victory. He issued new coins with images of Lord Kartikeya.
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