Describe harishenas account on Samudragupta victory over five kinds of kingdoms
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Who composed The Prashasti of Chalukya king Pulakeshin II?
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Ravikirti
Q2: Name the place which was the capital of Chalukya rulers.
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Aihole
Q3: Among the Gupta rulers, the title of maharaj-adhiraja was first adopted by____________.
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Chandragupta
Q4: Who was the founder of the Gupta dynasty?
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Srigupta
Q5: Why most of the rulers of the time took the title of maharaja and maharajadhiraja?
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to show their influence and strength.
Q6: Who checked Harsha’s march into the Deccan?
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Pulakeshin II
Q7: Harsha was the ruler of Kanauj. True/False
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True
Q8: Name the Kanauj ruler who was credited for performing Ashvamedha sacrifice several times.
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Harsha
Q9: Chandragupta II led an expedition to western India against __________.
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Shakas
Q10: Who wrote the biography of king Harshavardhana?
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Banabhatta
Q11: Who was Banabhatta?
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Banabhatta was a poet laureate in Harshavardhana court.
Q12: The Sabha was an asse
Samudragupta (r. c. 335/350-375 CE) was a ruler of the Gupta Empire of present-day India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political power. The Allahabad Pillar inscription, a prashasti (eulogy) composed by his courtier Harishena, credits him with extensive military conquests. It suggests that he defeated several kings of northern India, and annexed their territories to his empire. He also marched along the south-eastern coast of India, advancing as far as the Pallava kingdom. In addition, he subjugated several frontier kingdoms and tribal oligarchies. His empire extended from Ravi River in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east, and from the Himalayan foothills in the north to central India in the south-west; several rulers along the south-eastern coast were his tributaries.
Samudragupta performed the Ashvamedha sacrifice to prove his imperial sovereignty, and according to his coins, remained undefeated. His gold coins and inscriptions suggest that he was an accomplished poet, and also played music. His expansionist policy was continued by his son Chandragupta II.