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Samudragupt Gupta Dynasty

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BIOGRAPHY Samudragupta (reigned 335-380) is the second ruler of the Gupta Dynasty, who ushered in the Golden Age in India. He was a benevolent ruler, a great warrior and a patron of arts. Samudragupta, son of Chandragupta, was perhaps the greatest king of Gupta dynasty. His name appears in the Javanese text 'Tantrikamandaka '. But the most detailed and authentic record of his reign is preserved in the rock pillar of Allahabad, composed by Harisena, the court poet of Samudragupta. Chandragupta, a Magadha raja married a Lichhavi princess, Kumardevi which enabled for him to gain a hold over the Ganges river- the main source of north Indian commerce. He ruled for about ten years in the north-central India. After his death his son, Samudragupta …show more content…

However it is clear that he possessed a powerful navy in addition to his army. In addition to tributary kingdoms, many other rulers of foreign states like the Saka andKushan kings accepted the suzerainty of Samudragupta and offered him their services. At first he subjugated the rulers of Western UP and Delhi and brought them under his direct rule. Next, frontier states of Kamrupa(Assam),Bengal in the East and Punjab in the West, were made to accept his suzerainty. He also brought the forest tribes of the Vindhya region under his …show more content…

Inscribed on the column are Ashoka’s edicts and a later inscription eulogising the victories of Samudragupta(335-375 AD). This is the first record of the events in this Gupta ruler 's life. A detailed record of the reign of Samudragupta is preserved in the shape of an inscription--a prasasti, or panegyric, composed by the poet Harisena and engraved on the same pillar on which Emperor Ashoka, centuries before, had had an edict carved. The two inscriptions make a contrasting reading: Asoka 's, written in simple Pali, speaks of peace and righteousness; Samudragupta 's, written in elegant and classical Sanskrit, glorifies war. But for the Allahabad prasasti of Samudragupta, we would not have known the political conditions prevalent at that time. This inscription gives an exhaustive account of political career of Samudragupta and the kingdoms conquered by him. Inscriptions also give glimpses regarding the social conditions of the ages to which they belong. ERAN PILLAR INSCRIPTION OF

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