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Question
What is the main source of knowledge about Samudragupta and his conquests?
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Solution
An inscription, engraved on a pillar at Allahabad is the main source of information about Samudragupta’s conquest.
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Match Column A with Column B:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Sakari | (a) | Great Astronomers |
| 2 | Tamralipti | (b) | Wrote Panchtantra |
| 3 | Abhijnana Shakuntalam | (c) | Were Worshipper of Vishnu |
| 4 | Allahabad pillar inscription | (d) | Harisena |
| 5 | Frescoes | (e) | Writter by Kalidas |
| 6 | Vishnu Sharma | (f) | Title given to Chandragupta II |
| 7 | Java, Sumatra, Cambodia | (g) | Famous port during the Gupta Period |
| 8 | Gupta rulers | (h) | Ajanta Caves |
| 9 | Aryabhatta and Varahmihira | (i) | Guptas had trade relation with these countries |
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