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Allahabad Pillar inscription

Allahabad Pillar inscription is a History concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2020). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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Sources of Gupta history

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खालील विधानावरून व्यक्ती ओळखा : अ. विशाल साम्राज्याचा संस्थापक. ब. सुसंस्कृत, विद्वान आणि कवी. क. प्रसिद्ध कवि हरिसेन हा त्याचा राजकवी होता व बौद्धपंडीत वसुबंधू त्याच्या दरबारात होता. ड. 'भारतीय नेपोलियन' अशी विन्सेंट स्मिथ त्याची प्रशंसा करतात. Identify the person from the following description : a. Founder of a great empire. b. Cultured, scholar and a poet. c. The famous poet Harisena was his court poet and Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu was in his court. d. Vincent Smith praises him as the 'Indian Napoleon'.

(a)विशाल साम्राज्याचा संस्थापक. / Founder of a great empire.

(b)सुसंस्कृत, विद्वान आणि कवी. / Cultured, scholar and a poet.

(c)प्रसिद्ध कवि हरिसेन हा त्याचा राजकवी होता व बौद्धपंडीत वसुबंधू त्याच्या दरबारात होता. / The famous poet Harisena was his court poet and Buddhist scholar Vasubandhu was in his court.

(d)'भारतीय नेपोलियन' अशी विन्सेंट स्मिथ त्याची प्रशंसा करतात. / Vincent Smith praises him as the 'Indian Napoleon'.

1)हरिसेन / Harisena
2)कनिष्क / Kanishka
3)समुद्रगुप्त / Samudragupta✓ Correct
4)चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य / Chandragupta Maurya

Samudragupta was a great conqueror and founder of imperial Gupta expansion, a scholar and poet (often called Kaviraja), patronized Harisena and Vasubandhu, and was famously described as the 'Indian Napoleon' by historian Vincent Smith.

पुढील राज्य काय होती ? / What were the following States ?

(a)माळवा / The Malavas

(b)अर्जुनयान / Arjunayanas

(c)योधेय / Yaudheyas

(d)मद्रक / Madrakas

(e)अभिर / Abhiras

(f)प्रर्जून / Prarjunas

(g)सनकानीक / Sanakanikas

(h)काक / Kakas

(i)खरपारीक / Kharaparikas

1)आर्यवर्तातील राज्य / The States of Aryavarta
2)समुद्र गुप्ताला शरण गेलेली टोळ्यांची राज्ये / The tribal States which surrendered to Samudra Gupta✓ Correct
3)दख्खनची राज्ये / The States of Deccan
4)नाग राजांचे प्रदेश / The territories of Naga rulers

States like Malavas, Arjunayanas, Yaudheyas, Madrakas, Abhiras, Prarjunas, Sanakanikas, Kakas, and Kharaparikas are mentioned in the Allahabad Pillar Inscription (Praghyati Prasasti) as the tribal republics and frontier states that submitted to Samudragupta.

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