Kumara Gupta I

(r. 415–454) The fourth important ruler
of the Gupta dynasty, who managed to
keep his northern Indian empire intact
for most of his reign. At the end of his
reign, he had to contend with incursions
in the west by the central Asians, known
as the Hunas. While in battle with them,
he was killed. Pressure from the Hunas
continued in the years following
Kumara Gupta’s death and was one of
the important factors causing the eventual collapse of the Gupta empire several generations later.