Samudravarman was ruler of

Kamarupa Kamarupa (; also called Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotisha-Kamarupa), an early state during the Classical period on the Indian subcontinent, was (along with Davaka) the first historical kingdom of Assam. Though Kamarupa prevailed from 350 to 11 ...

, for the period 374-398 AD. He was son of

Pushyavarman Pushyavarman (Reign 350–374) was the first historical ruler of Kamarupa (Assam) in eastern India, who established the Varman dynasty in 350 AD. Tenure Pushyavarman encouraged Vedic culture to flourish in his country. Hindu influence was wides ...

, the founder of

Varman Dynasty The Varman dynasty (350–650) was the first historical dynasty of the Kamarupa kingdom. It was established by Pushyavarman, a contemporary of Samudragupta. The earlier Varmans were subordinates of the Gupta Empire, but as the power of the Gup ...

of Kamarupa.

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Samudravarman who was likened to the 5th ocean, in whose kingdom the weak were not oppressed by the strong, who shone like a jewel and who was quick in accepting a duel. Datta-Devi was the name of his queen, she gave birth to

Balavarman Balavarman was successor and son of Samudravarman; ruled Kamarupa for the period 398–422. Reign He was known for great amount of physical strength as reflected in his name and courage. His soldiers are always on front against enemy. Balavarma ...

whose strength (Bala) and armor (Varma) were never separated and whose soldiers were always forward against his enemies. It is known from the inscriptions of

Samudra Gupta Samudragupta (Gupta script: ''Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta'', (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of the dynasty. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the L ...

that the name of his queen, too, was Datta-Devi, and that he defeated king Balavarman. It appears from this that Samudra Gupta and Samudravarman married in the same family. Thus, Samudra Gupta was compelled, in spite of this relation, to fight with Balavarman according to the rules of Asvamedha sacrifice which took place in 350-380 A.D. So it may be admitted that he lived about this time. Perhaps this invasion of Samudra Gupta limited the power of the kings of Kamarupa for a time.Nagendranath Vasu (1922), ''The Social History of Kamarupa'', P.141

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Varman, Samudra Hindu monarchs Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Varman dynasty 4th-century Indian monarchs

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