History & Civics

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?

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(a) Chandragupta II annexed the territories of the Sakas in Malwa, Gujarat, and Saurashtra.

(b) Chandragupta II earned the title 'Shakari' (Conqueror of the Sakas) for these conquests.

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