GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Samudragupta
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Ashoka
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Chandergupta
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None of these
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samudragupta of the Gupta Dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so beacuse of his great military conquests known from the ‘Prayag Prashati’ written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta, (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of the dynasty. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty’s political and military power.
Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is option B as Samudragupta is known as the Napoleon of India because of his great conquests.