How does Samudragupta's prashasti describe him? [V. Imp.]
In Samudragupta's prashasti the poet-praised him in glowing terms. According to this prashasti, Samudragupta was a great warrior who won victories in battles. He was a learned king and the best of poets. He was equal to the gods. He was a brave ruler of the Gupta dynasty whose area of influence spread far and wide.
Name the four different kinds of rulers described by Samudragupta's court poet, Harishena. [V. Imp.]
What was the difference between the way in which Samudragupta treated the rulers of Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha?
Match the items in column A correctly with those given in column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Kalidasa (a) The court poet of Pulakeshin II
(ii) Aryabhatta (b) The court poet of Samudragupta
(iii) Ravikirti (c) A renowned poet during this period
(iv) Harishena (d) The court poet of Harshavardhana
(v) Banabhatta (e) An astronomer
The king's army on the move has been vividly described by Banabhatta. Write the whole description in your own words. [V. Imp.]
State whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F).
(i) The military leaders collected revenue from the land granted to them and spent this on their families.
(ii) The rulers of dakshinapatha surrendered to Samudragupta after being defeated and were never allowed to rule again.
(iii) The descendants of the Kushanas and Shakas ruled the outlying areas during this period.
(iv) Harshavaradhana became the king of Thanesar after both his father and elder brother died.
(v) Harshavardhana never got success in the east.
(vi) Aihole was an important centre of trade.
(vii) The capital cities of the Pallavas and Chalukyas were not very prosperous. (uiii) The prathama-kulika meant the chief craftsman.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to complete each sentence.
(i) Kumara Devi, the mother of Samudragupta belonged to the …………………… gana.
(ii) ……………..,a Chinese pilgrim, spent a lot of time at Harsha's court and left a detailed account of what he saw.
(iii)Harshavardhana's success was checked by ………………. , a chalukya ruler.
(iv) The two important ruling dynasties in south India during this period were the ………. and the ………..
(v) The Raichur Doab was situated between the rivers …………………. and ………….
(vi) The ……… and ……….. were the new dynasties which took place of the Pallavas and the Chalukyas.
(vii) Whenever the Samantas found the ruler weak and inefficient, they tried to become
(viii) The untouchables during this period were treated badly and were expected to live on the of the city.
Describe Samudragupta's policies towards the