how was Samudragupta bold and great Conqueror
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Samudragupta was one of the brilliant kings of ancient India. He took the Gupta dynasty from its insignificant positon to its dizzy heights.
For his marvellous achievements he has been described as the Napoleon of India. Dr. V.A. Smith remarks "Samudragupta, the second Gupta monarch was one of the most remarkable and accomplished king of India history".
Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta-I and Kumaradevi. He was considered to be the best among their sons if not eldest. Chandragupta- I selected Samudragupta as his successor in the presence of all his courtiers in the royal court. There Chandragupta-I blessed him, saying, and "Protect you this Earth".
If Chandragupta-I and Kumardevi were the joint rulers, Samudragupta succeeded both of them. He was, in fact, proud of being the son of the daughter of the Lichchhav is.
He ascended the throne about 335 A.D. The selection of Samudragupta as king was accepted with joyous satisfaction by the counsellors. But those who w ere of equal birth and were rivals to the throne became 'pale-faced' with disappointment.
So scholars conclude that there were other sons of Chandragupta-I who aspired to the throne and therefore, the auession of Samudragupta was disputed.
It is said that the revolt of the other princes was headed by the eldest brother Kacha. But Samudragupta suppressed the revolt, killed Kacha and ascended the throne. But some other scholars say that Kacha able to seize the throne for a brief period during which he struck some coins. And several such coins bearing the name of Kacha have been found.
But other scholars do not accept this view. They believe that Samudragupta had another name as Kacha, and the coins bearing that name were of Samudragupta himself The coins of Kacha earn the epithet 'Sarva- Rajochhetta' which term can be applicable only to a great warrior and conqueror like Samudragupta.
Allan says, "Kacha was the original name of the emperor and he took the name Samudragupta in allusion to his conquests".
Samudragupta's title of Parakramanka indicates his power. He has been described by some as the Chakravartin of the Ganga Valley and Digvijayi of other countries, the Eran inscription states that. "The whole tribe of kings upon the earth was overthrown and reduced to the loss of the wealth of their sovereignty" by Samudragupta. "It was the aim of Samudragupta to bring about the political unification of India and to make himself and Ekrat or sole ruler like Mahapadma Nanda.
He wanted to make himself the paramount ruler in India, subysugating the rulers of the neighbouring kingdoms Samudragupta turned out to be one of the ablest Gupta sovereigns and by his exploits more than justified his father's selection.
For his marvellous achievements he has been described as the Napoleon of India. Dr. V.A. Smith remarks "Samudragupta, the second Gupta monarch was one of the most remarkable and accomplished king of India history".
Samudragupta was the son of Chandragupta-I and Kumaradevi. He was considered to be the best among their sons if not eldest. Chandragupta- I selected Samudragupta as his successor in the presence of all his courtiers in the royal court. There Chandragupta-I blessed him, saying, and "Protect you this Earth".
If Chandragupta-I and Kumardevi were the joint rulers, Samudragupta succeeded both of them. He was, in fact, proud of being the son of the daughter of the Lichchhav is.
He ascended the throne about 335 A.D. The selection of Samudragupta as king was accepted with joyous satisfaction by the counsellors. But those who w ere of equal birth and were rivals to the throne became 'pale-faced' with disappointment.
So scholars conclude that there were other sons of Chandragupta-I who aspired to the throne and therefore, the auession of Samudragupta was disputed.
It is said that the revolt of the other princes was headed by the eldest brother Kacha. But Samudragupta suppressed the revolt, killed Kacha and ascended the throne. But some other scholars say that Kacha able to seize the throne for a brief period during which he struck some coins. And several such coins bearing the name of Kacha have been found.
But other scholars do not accept this view. They believe that Samudragupta had another name as Kacha, and the coins bearing that name were of Samudragupta himself The coins of Kacha earn the epithet 'Sarva- Rajochhetta' which term can be applicable only to a great warrior and conqueror like Samudragupta.
Allan says, "Kacha was the original name of the emperor and he took the name Samudragupta in allusion to his conquests".
Samudragupta's title of Parakramanka indicates his power. He has been described by some as the Chakravartin of the Ganga Valley and Digvijayi of other countries, the Eran inscription states that. "The whole tribe of kings upon the earth was overthrown and reduced to the loss of the wealth of their sovereignty" by Samudragupta. "It was the aim of Samudragupta to bring about the political unification of India and to make himself and Ekrat or sole ruler like Mahapadma Nanda.
He wanted to make himself the paramount ruler in India, subysugating the rulers of the neighbouring kingdoms Samudragupta turned out to be one of the ablest Gupta sovereigns and by his exploits more than justified his father's selection.
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Samudragupta was known as the Napolean of India as he was fearless, and daring and faced many battles to capture various other kingdoms of his time.
- In order to expand his empire from the Brahmaputra in the east to the rivers Yamuna and Chambal in the west and from the Himalayas in the north to the Narmada in the south, Samudragupta had to destroy all of the other kings of his time.
- He earned the moniker "Napoleon of India" because of his valour and leadership skills.
- Over 3000 miles through thick forests were travelled by him during his renowned Deccan campaign.
- Even though he overthrew numerous strongmen, he refrained from annexing southern lands.
- He forced the southern rulers to submit to his reign and gave them power.
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