History & Civics
Answer
The Allahabad Pillar Inscription written in Sanskrit by Harisena, is the most important source of information regarding Samudragupta. It provides a firsthand knowledge of Samudragupta's reign. It describes the reign of the Guptas and provides an impressive list of kings and tribal republics that were conquered by Samudragupta.
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Who were the first two rulers of the Gupta dynasty, and why is their history significant?
Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow:
"The Devi Chandraguptam, however, points to the fact that Chandragupta II's major campaign was fought against the Sakas. The Udaygiri cave inscription of Virasena, Chandragupta II's minister of war and peace, records that Chandragupta came with him to that region to 'conquer the whole world', referring to the Saka wars."
(Source: https://zh.unesco.org/silkroad/sites/default/fi/es/knowledgebankarticle/vo/llI%20si/k%20roadthe%20gupta%20kingdom.pdf)
(a) Which regions did Chandragupta II annex after defeating the Sakas?
(b) What title did Chandragupta II earn for these conquests?
Give one great work of each of the following:
(a) Vishakhadatta
(b) Bhasa
(c) Banabhatta
How can you say that the Gupta period made great progress in the field of metallurgy?