INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The archaeological site nearby Eran has revealed several Gupta Empire era inscriptions. The town of Eran has a museum with a collection of archaeological relics. The first epigraphical evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at Eran, the Inscription of Bhanugupta (510 CE).

Detailed explanation-2: -According to Axel Michaels, the first inscriptional evidence of the practice is from Nepal in 464 CE, and in India from 510 CE. The early evidence suggests that widow-burning practice was seldom carried out in the general population.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Correct Answer is Samudragupta. Samudragupta was a ruler of the Gupta dynasty who ruled from 335 to 375 AD. He is also referred to as the ‘Napolean of India’. Eran is an ancient town in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eran Inscription of Bhanugupta (510 CE) On the reverse of the Sridharavarman pillar is an inscription that references Bhanugupta. Without addressing the calendar system, it also records the death of the chieftain or noble Goparaja in a fight in the 191st year. Gupta era 191, or 510 CE, is largely accepted.