250 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XVII, 
were two branches of the Gupta dynasty ruling concurrently 
after Kumaragupta I. His ideas on the subject are graphically 
represented in the following table :— ! 
Kumfaragupta I 
| ) 
Skandagupta Paragon 
Kumaragupta IT i fae Fae ee Narasimhagupta 
Budhagupte ieee ; 2 : -Kumaragupta Til, 
Bhanugupta, | é 
Mr. N. K. Phattacali went a 5 aap further and "propounded 
the theory that Skandagupta, Kumaragupta II (of Sarnath 
Inscription), Budhagupta and Bhanugupta ruled in an un- 
broken, line; of succession, that Puragupta succeeded Bbanu- 
gupta about 511 A.D. and was followed by:his son and grandson, 
mhagupta and Kuméragupta, who ascended ‘the throne 
eupentassly | in 515 and 530 A.D.? 
a will thus be obser = oe gtd ‘the alee of 
Tge 
Mr; Bhattasali tad: Mr. Basak are. both rdialy diferent bin 
ours, 
the Sarnath Salers ese abt and a: The 
sada _ death,: 
. Basak’s view : that jhents were) tro. bese ‘See of 
| Ibid., p. 120, £ 
2 Bastorn Hin NOt and Queriés’ Séeond Series Nor M; 3 pet 50 ff. 
