GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Skandagupta was the last great Gupta ruler.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Gupta dynasty was founded by Chandragupta I. Kumaragupta’s son Skandagupta was the last ruler of the Gupta empire. After defeating Pushyamitra, he assumed the title of Vikramaditya. He faced the Hunas and defeated them in 455CE.

Detailed explanation-2: -2. The last recognised king of the Gupta line was Purugupta.

Detailed explanation-3: -The greatest king of the Gupta dynasty is believed to be Samudragupta because the Gupta Empire reached its greatest extent under his rule.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution Skandagupta was the last ruler of the Gupta Dynasty. Skanda Gupta also took the title Vikramaditya. Chandragupta was the first Gupta ruler of the Gupta Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ska-nda-gu-pta, r. c. 455-467) was a Gupta Emperor of India. His Bhitari pillar inscription suggests that he restored the Gupta power by defeating his enemies, who may have been rebels or foreign invaders. He repulsed an invasion by the Indo-Hephthalites (known as Hunas in India), probably the Kidarites.

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