After a 1,500 year-old sealing was excavated for the first time, a new study in Numismatic Digest has tried to understand the Vakataka rule under Queen Prabhavatigupta. It was after archaeological evidence from here that Nagardhan was understood to have served as a capital of the Vakataka kingdom. So far, no archaeological evidence had emerged about the types of houses or palatial structures of the Vakataka people or rulers. The copperplate issued by Queen Prabhavatigupta starts with a genealogy of the Guptas, mentioning the Queen’s grandfather Samudragupta and her father Chandragupta II. Scholars say Queen Prabhavatigupta was among a handful of women rulers in India to have reigned over any kingdom during ancient times.

Source: Indian Express January 26, 2020 20:48 UTC