HISTORY
GUPTA PERIOD
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Chandragupta II
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Samudragupta
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Kumaragupta I
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Kumaragupta II
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Detailed explanation-1: -The university of Nalanda was famous and one of the prestigious during the 5th century onwards. Complete Answer: The University of Nalanda was set-up by Kumargupta I, one of the famous rulers of the Gupta Dynasty.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was one of the kings in the Hindu dynasty of the Guptas. Further, numismatic evidence discovered at Nalanda corroborate that Kumaragupta I was the founder patron of the Nalanda monastery-university.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nalanda was founded by the Gupta emperors in the early 5th century and then expanded over the next 7 centuries.
Detailed explanation-4: -Construction of Nalanda Mahavihara, the ancient seat of learning and one of the world’s oldest universities, was started by Gupta ruler Kumaragupta I.
Detailed explanation-5: -Nalanda university was built during the reign of Kumaragupta in 5th century A.D.