INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Harisena. Harishena inscribed a long poem on Samudragupta on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad. He was the court poet of Samudragupta (AD 335-80), a Gupta Dynasty ruler. This inscription is of a special kind known as a prashasti, a Sanskrit word, meaning ‘in praise of’.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is in excellent Sanskrit, written in the more refined Gupta script (a later version of Brahmi) by the poet and minister, Harishena. The inscription is a panegyric praising Samudragupta and lists the political and military achievements of his reign including his expeditions to the south.

Detailed explanation-3: -Notes: Samudragupta court poet and minister Harisena composed the Allahabad pillar Inscription or Prayag Prasasti. The Pillar was an Asokan Pillar erected by Asoka six century before him. This Inscription is a eulogy of Samudragupta and mentions about the conquests of Samudragupta and boundaries of the Gupta Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -Allahabad Prashasti: It is a pillar inscription of Samudragupta found at Allahabad and written in Sanskrit. It was composed by Harisena. It is one of the important epigraphic sources to know about the political history of the Guptas.