HISTORY
GUPTA PERIOD
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Question
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Skandagupta
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Kumaragupta
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Narasimhagupta
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Bhanugupta
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Bhitari pillar inscription states that Skandagupta defeated the Hunas: (Skandagupta), “by whose two arms the earth was shaken, when he, the creator (of a disturbance like that) of a terrible whirlpool, joined in close conflict with the Hûnas; . . . . . .
Detailed explanation-2: -He ascended the throne in 455 AD and ruled till 467 AD. During the 12 year rule, he not only defended the great culture of India but also from external aggression and defeated the Huns (Bhitari pillar inscription), who had invaded India from the north west.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Gupta king had to face the first Huna invasion is Kumaragupta I. Kumaragupta I, otherwise called Shakraditya and Mahendraditya was a sovereign of the Gupta Empire in 415–455 CE.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Correct answer is Skandagupta. Skandagupta was a Gupta Emperor of north India. He restored the Gupta power by defeating his rebels or foreign invaders. He repulsed an invasion by the Hunas.
Detailed explanation-5: -Skandagupta was the first Gupta king to face the Hunas.