Chandragupta I is officially crowned as the first Gupta Emperor.

_{Chandragupta I was the son of Ghatotkacha, the first independent king of the Gupta dynasty. He was a more powerful ruler than his two predecessors. While his two ancestors were given one each the title Maharaja, Chandragupta I, is described in the inscriptions as ‘Maharajadhiraja’ emperor. He is thus taken to be the founder of the Gupta empire. The foundation of the Gupta Era commenced on 26th February 320 CE, an era which continued in parts of India for several centuries.}