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INDIAN HISTORY

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Who was the descendant of Chandragupta II?
A
Samudragupta I
B
Gupta Dynasty
C
Kumaragupta I
D
Kumdragupta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A similar Vishnu-dhvaja (flagpole in honour of Vishnu) was set up the Gupta emperor Skandagupta (a grandson of Chandragupta) after the death of his father Kumaragupta I.

Detailed explanation-2: -Was the successor, and son, of the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II. His mother was Dhruvadevi, the junior queen of Chandragupta. Beyond dates little is known about the events of his reign.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gupta Empire – Chandragupta II (c. 376 – 413/415 CE) Samudragupta was succeeded by his son – Chandragupta Ⅱ. But according to some scholars, the immediate successor was Ramagupta, the elder brother of Chandragupta Ⅱ.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skandagupta succeeded Kumaragupta, and was succeeded by Purugupta, whose descendants became the subsequent kings.

Detailed explanation-5: -Chandragupta II married off his daughter in a very favourable alliance, to Rudrasena II of the Vakataka dynasty in Deccan. Prabhavati became Queen regent after the demise of her husband and ruled over the Vakataka kingdom with her father’s advise.

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