Describe the military achiments of Samudragupta
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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.
SamudraguptaMaharajadhiraja
Coin of Samudragupta, with Garuda pillar, emblem of Gupta Empire
Gupta EmperorReignc. 335/350-375 CEPredecessorChandragupta I, possibly KachaSuccessorChandragupta II, possibly Ramagupta
SpouseDattadeviIssueChandragupta II, possibly RamaguptaHouseGupta dynastyFatherChandragupta IMotherKumaradevi
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
SamudraguptaMaharajadhiraja
Coin of Samudragupta, with Garuda pillar, emblem of Gupta Empire
Gupta EmperorReignc. 335/350-375 CEPredecessorChandragupta I, possibly KachaSuccessorChandragupta II, possibly Ramagupta
SpouseDattadeviIssueChandragupta II, possibly RamaguptaHouseGupta dynastyFatherChandragupta IMotherKumaradevi
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
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