INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mehrauli Iron Pillar Inscription mentions the right to Chandragupta Vikramaditya in North-West India. This column was established by Chandragupta in the form of Vishnupada in honour of Lord Vishnu. The height of the pillar, up to the top, is 7.21 meters out of which 1.12 meters is below the ground.

Detailed explanation-2: -The iron pillar of Delhi is a structure 7.21 metres (23 feet 8 inches) high with a 41-centimetre (16 in) diameter that was constructed by Chandragupta II (reigned c. 375–415 AD), and now stands in the Qutb complex at Mehrauli in Delhi, India.

Detailed explanation-3: -The iron pillar inscription states that the southern ocean is “perfumed by the breezes” of Chandra’s prowess. This may be a reference to Chandragupta’s extension of the Gupta rule to the Arabian Sea after his conquest of the Western Kshatrapa territory.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Pillar is famous for its non-rusted state, despite being made of 99% iron, and having been constructed in the 5th century CE, and thus having an existence of around 1600 years. It is believed to have had the emblem of the mythical bird Garuda, the symbol of the Guptas, at the top, but is now missing.