Battle of the Indus River

During the Hun invasion, the Battle of the Indus River (458) along the Indus river took place which resulted in Skandagupta checking the advances of the Hunas, along with heavy losses for the Hunas.[1][2][a]

Battle of Indus River
Part of Gupta–Hunnic Wars & Hun Invasion of India
Date458
Location
Indus River (Modern day India, Pakistan)
Result Gupta victory
Territorial
changes		 Hunnic Invasion of India was halted
Belligerents
Gupta Empire Hephthalites
Commanders and leaders
Skandagupta Unknown
Bhitari pillar of Skandagupta
The Bhitari pillar of Skandagupta

The Bhitari pillar inscription states that Skandagupta defeated the Hunas:[4]

(Skandagupta), "by whose two arms the earth was shaken, when he, the creator (of a disturbance like that) of a terrible whirlpool, joined in close conflict with the Hûnas; . . . . . . among enemies . . . . . . arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . proclaimed . . . . . . . . . . . . just as if it were the roaring of (the river) Ganga, making itself noticed in (their) ears."

— Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta Line 15

References and Notes

  1. ↑ "In their second attempt, which took place in the initial years of the reign of Skandagupta, these barbarians shook the foundation of the empire, though somehow Skandagupta ultimately succeeded in checking the tide of their progress." [3]
  1. ↑ Fisher, William Bayne; Yarshater, Ehsan (1968). The Cambridge History of Iran. Cambridge University Press. p. 214. ISBN 978-0-521-20092-9.
  2. ↑ Jaques, Tony (2007). Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8500 Battles from Antiquity Through the Twenty-first Century. Miegunyiah Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-522-85336-0.
  3. ↑ S. R. Goyal, p. [1]280–281.
  4. ↑ R. C. Majumdar 1981, p. 73.