Introduction
Rudrasena II was a Vakataka king of the Deccan region, whose marriage to the Gupta princess Prabhavatigupta linked the two major dynasties of northern and central India.
Family
- Spouse: Prabhavatigupta (married)
Link Between Two Empires
Rudrasena II's marriage to Prabhavatigupta represented a significant diplomatic achievement for the Guptas, extending their influence into the Deccan without direct military conquest; after his relatively early death, Prabhavatigupta's subsequent regency for their sons kept Vakataka governance closely aligned with Gupta cultural and political norms for a generation.
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.