Question :- Exploitation of the nationalist aspirations by rulers can lead to disastrous consequences. Justify the statement in the light of the events in the Balkan Peninsula. --------------------------------------------------------- (if you don't know the answer then don't give the answer!!!!!!!!) and if you know the answer then please help me it's urgent
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Prashastis and what they tell us y tell usy tell us
Arvind was supposed to be acting as
Samudragupta, a famous ruler of a dynasty
known as the Guptas. We know about
Samudragupta from a long inscription, inscribed
on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad. It was
composed as a Kavya by Harishena, who was a
poet and a minister at the court of Samudragupta.
This inscription is of a special kind known as
a prashasti, a Sanskrit word, meaning ‘in praise
of’. While prashastis were composed for some of
the rulers you read about in Chapter 9, such as
Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni, they became far
more important from the time of the Guptas.
Samudragupta’s prashasti ashasti
Let us see what Samudragupta’s prashasti tells
us. The poet praised the king in glowing terms —
as a warrior, as a king who won victories in battle,
who was learned and the best of poets. He is also
described as equal to the gods. The prashasti was
composed in very long sentences. Here is part of
one such sentence:
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Samudragupta the warrior
Whose body was most charming, being covered with
the plenteous beauty of the marks of hundreds of
scars caused by battle-axes, arrows, spikes, spears,
barbed darts, swords, iron clubs, javelins, barbed
arrows, long arrows and many other weapons.
What does this description tell you about the
king? And also about how kings fought wars?
If you look at Map 7 (page105), you will notice
an area shaded in green. You will also find a series
of red dots along the east coast. And you will find
areas marked in purple and blue as well.
This map is based on the information provided
in the prashasti. Harishena describes four
different kinds of rulers, and tells us about
Samudragupta’s policies towards them.
1. The rulers of Aryavarta, the area shaded in green on
the map. Here there were nine rulers who were
uprooted, and their kingdoms were made a part of
Samudragupta’s empire.
2. The rulers of Dakshinapatha. Here there were twelve
rulers, some of whose capitals are marked with red
dots on the map. They surrendered to
Samudragupta after being defeated and he then
allowed them to rule again.
3. The inner circle of neighbouring states, including
Assam, coastal Bengal, Nepal, and a number of
gana sanghas (remember Chapter 5) in the northwest, marked in purple on the map. They brought
tribute, followed his orders, and attended his court.
4. The rulers of the outlying areas, marked in blue on
the map, perhaps the descendants of the Kushanas
and Shakas, and the ruler of Sri Lanka, who
submitted to him and offered daughters in
marriage.
The king who played the
veena.
Some other qualities of
Samudragupta are
shown on coins such as
this one, where he is
shown playing the veena.
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Find Prayaga (the old name for Allahabad),
Ujjain and Pataliputra (Patna) on the map. These
were important centres of the Gupta rulers.
What was the difference between the way in
which Samudragupta treated the rulers of
Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha?
Can you suggest any reasons for this difference?
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Genealogies
Most prashastis also mention the
ancestors of the ruler. This one
mentions Samudragupta’s great
grandfather, grandfather, father and
mother. His mother, Kumara devi,
belonged to the Lichchhavi gana, while
his father, Chandragupta, was the first
ruler of the Gupta dynasty to adopt the
grand title of maharaj-adhiraja, a title
that Samudragupta also used. His great
grandfather and grandfather are
mentioned simply as maha-rajas. It seems as if
the family gradually rose to importance
Explanation:
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