HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Chandragupta I
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Ashoka
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Chandragupta Maurya
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Kanishka
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Detailed explanation-1: -Chandragupta I was the first important king of the Gupta Dynasty. He laid the foundations of the Gupta empire and claimed the title of Maharajadhiraja (King of kings).
Detailed explanation-2: -Complete answer: The first Gupta ruler to assume the title of Maharajadhiraja was Chandragupta I ( 319-350 CE) who was a king of the Gupta dynasty, who had ruled in northern India.
Detailed explanation-3: -As the ruler of the Gupta Empire, Chandragupta I is known for forging alliances with many powerful families in the Ganges region. Unlike his predecessors, who were known as Maharaja (king), he came to be known as Maharajadhiraja (king of kings).
Detailed explanation-4: -Bindusara, just 22 years old, inherited a large empire that consisted of what is now, Northern, Central and Eastern parts of India along with parts of Afghanistan and Baluchistan. Bindusara extended this empire to the southern part of India, as far as what is now known as Karnataka.