Question

Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?
(A) Samudragupta
(B) Chandragupta
(C) Ashoka
(D) Harshavardhana

Answer 1

Hint: Samudragupta was the ruler of the Gupta Empire in ancient India. The son of Emperor Gupta Chandra Gupta I and princess Kumara Devi of Licchavi, he greatly expanded the political power of the dynasty. Samudragupta sacrificed Ashvamedhu to prove his imperial sovereignty and according to the coins, remains invincible.

Complete answer:
Samudragupta ( $335 - 375$ AD) is a Napoleon of India known from the Gupta dynasty. The historian A V smith called him this because of his mighty military conquests, known from the ‘prayag Prashasti ‘written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also described him as the hero of a hundred battles.
He also managed a strong fleet,
East: Bengal and Assam, west: Punjab.
North: foothills of the Himalayas, south: vindhyan hills.
Two inscription have been found from the reign of samudragupta:
1. Allahabad Pillar inscription
2. Eran stone inscription

The Gupta inscription reveals that Samudragupta had a distinguished military career. The Iranian stone inscription of Samudragupta says that he subjugated “the entire tribe of kings” and that his enemies were afraid when they thought of him in their dreams.

Thus the option (A) is correct.

Note the inscription on the pillar of Allahabad explains that samudragupta was referred to as a “Noble man” at chandragupta’s court and was fit for the throne. The Gold coin of the Gupta empire describes samudragupta as “Exterminator of all kings” and called as kacha.