Candra Chandra Gupta Iking of India (reigned 320–c320 to c. 330
CE) , Indian king, and founder of the imperial Gupta dynasty of
the Guptas.The . He was the grandson of Sri Gupta, the first
known ruler of the Gupta line, Candra . Chandra Gupta I, whose
early life is unknown, became a local chief in the kingdom of
Magadha (parts of modern BihārBihar state). He increased his
power and territory by marrying, about 308, Princess Kumāradevī
Kumaradevi of the Licchavi tribe, which then controlling
controlled north Bihār Bihar and perhaps Nepal. Toward the close
of the 3rd century AD CE, India consisted of a number of
independent states, both monarchical and nonmonarchical; it is
highly probable that the Guptas and Licchavis ruled over
adjoining principalities. Their union by marriage enhanced the
power and prestige of the new kingdom. Special gold coins
depicted the King king and Queen queen on one side and the
Licchavis on the other. The chronology of the Gupta era, dating
from AD 320 and used in India for several