Introduction
Kumaragupta II was a later Gupta ruler, son of Narasimhagupta, known chiefly through a small number of surviving inscriptions and coins.
Family
- Father: Narasimhagupta
An Empire in Contraction
The sparse documentary record for Kumaragupta II's reign — a small number of inscriptions and coins compared to the extensive Allahabad Pillar-style records of earlier Gupta emperors — itself reflects the empire's ongoing territorial and administrative contraction during this period, as central Gupta authority continued to weaken in the face of repeated Huna pressure and regional fragmentation.
This article records the Gupta Empire (c. 3rd-6th century CE) as historical genealogy reconstructed mainly from inscriptions, coinage and later literary references; several later successions and family relationships remain genuinely disputed among historians, and this account follows the most widely accepted reconstruction while flagging specific points of uncertainty.