HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Skandagupta
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Samudragupta
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Chandragupta I
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Chandragupta Vikramaditya
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Detailed explanation-1: -Samudragupta was an expert ‘ Veena’ player and adopted the title of Kaviraj (King of poets). He was not only a great warrior but also a great patron of art and literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -Samudragupta king has been called an Indian Napoleon and he was also an accomplished poet and musician (player of Veena). Samudragupta was the greatest conqueror among the Gupta rulers.
Detailed explanation-3: -This gold coin issued by Emperor Samudragupta (335/350 – 370/380 CE) of the Gupta dynasty shows him playing the vina, an Indian stringed instrument resembling the lyre or lute.
Detailed explanation-4: -Samudragupta was the second emperor of the Gupta dynasty. His brilliant leadership and victories earned him the title of ‘Napoleon of India’. He was a great patron of art. Some of his coins show him seated on a couch and playing the Veena as a musician.