Mandsaur Inscription of Kumaragupta
Mandsaur Inscription of Kumaragupta It was written by Vatsabhatta during the period of Kumaragupta (5th century). The starting of the inscription praises the sun god and asks for his blessings. The Mandsaur inscription refers to Kumara Gupta 'reginging over the whole earth' ( kumaragupte prithvim prasasti ). It mentions about many silk weavers migrating from Lata (Gujarat) to Dasapura. Some took up other occupations, while those who kept to their original craft formed a guild. Tantuvaya was the name given to the guild mentioned in Kumargupta's Mandsore inscription. During his reign, the guild of silk-weavers built a temple dedicated to Surya in Dashapura