Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Describe the military achievements of Samudra Gupta. Which source tells us about him?
Advertisements
Solution
The most important historical source of information about Samudra Gupta is the Allahabad Pillar Inscription which was composed of Harisena. According to the inscription, Samudra Gupta was a great conqueror and he won a- series of wars in north and south India. He defeated as many as 9 rulers in northern India and 12 rulers in eastern Deccan and southern India. But Samudra Gupta did not want to gain permanent possession of his conquests in the south because he knew he could not control south India from his capital. He was happy with the tributes collected from the defeated princes of the south, bringing home large stores of treasure.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Fill in the blank:
Chandragupta II assumed the title of _________.
Fill in the blanks:
Samudragupta did not ________the southern kingdoms; he took only _______from them.
Fill in the blank:
The masterpiece of art during the Gupta period is the image of __________ in a yogic pose.
State whether the following statement is True or False.
Fa-Hien, a Chinese traveller, visited India during Samudragupta’s reign.
Why is Chandragupta II considered the greatest ruler of the Gupta dynasty?
The Pallava ruler of Kanchi formed a ______ of the rulers of southern India.
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentence:
Why did Samudragupta not annex the South Indian kingdoms after defeating them?
Answer the following question in one or two words/sentence:
Why did the frontier states of the east and the west surrender to Samudragupta?
What did the Gupta rulers do to encourage education?
Textbook Keyword: Kumaramatyas
