In the first centur y before Christ, the Saka kings were prominent in western India. They were brave warriors. Their growing supremacy was checked by the Gupta King, Chandragupta Vikramaditya. At the same time , he had protected the nation against the foreign in vasions. Therefore, he is also known as ‘Sakari’ (the enemy of Sakas). It was due to this significant work that he assumed the title of ‘Vikramaditya’. He is also known as Chandragupta II.