INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Mehrauli pillar inscription belongs to the period of the Guptas. The Mehrauli iron pillar inscription mentions Chandragupta Vikramaditya’s authority over northwestern India. This pillar was established by Chandragupta as Vishnupada in the honour of Lord Vishnu.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Bhitari pillar inscription of Skandagupta, was discovered in Village Bhitari, Saidpur, Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, and dates to the reign of Gupta Empire ruler Skandagupta (c. 455 – c. 467 CE). Further, the inscription is written in the Sanskrit language and is 15 feet high.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Iron pillar at Mehrauli was erected by the Chandragupta I in the 3rd to 4th century CE. Chandragupta I was the first of the imperial Gupta Empire Kings who ruled around 319 CE. The pillar is nearly 24-ft. iron pillar that is located in the Quwwat-ul Mosque.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oldest inscription on the pillar is that of a king named Chandra, generally identified as the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mathura pillar inscription, dated to the year 61 of the Gupta era. The date has been interpreted as c. 380-381 by earlier scholars, but Harry Falk (2004) dates it to 388 (see Period of reign section above).