Question

The rulers of Aryavarta brought tribute for Samudragupta.
A)True
B)False

Answer 1

Hint: Aryavarta literally means the “ abode of the Aryas”, in the ancient Hindu texts such as Sutras and Dharmashastras the term was used for northern parts of the Indian subcontinent.

Complete answer: Samudragupta was a great warrior of the Gupta dynasty, he won several battles and extended his empire. In a prashasti i.e. the poems composed by poets to glorify and praise the rulers, the court poet of Gupta, Harisena mentions four different kinds of rulers and their relation with the emperor Samudragupta. The first ones were the rulers of Aryavarta; Samudragupta’s policies were extremely stringent towards the rulers of Aryavarta. All nine rulers were defeated and Samudragupta’s authority was extended to their kingdoms. Second were rulers of Dakshinapatha, Samudragupta was a bit lenient with them, there were twelve rulers all of them lost their kingdom in the war to Samudragupta but later they were allowed to rule again. Third were neighbouring states of Assam, Nepal, Coastal Bengal and a number of gana Sanghain, who brought tribute to Samudragupta, attended his court and followed his authority and discretion. The fourth was most likely the descendants of the Kushanas and the ruler of Sri Lanka, they willingly submitted to Samudragupta and offered their daughters in marriage to strengthen the relations with Gupta dynasty.

Option A, True is the incorrect option
Option B, False is the correct option

Note: The period under the Gupta Empire which was an ancient empire that existed in the mid-third century, was the rule of prosperity and growth and came to be known as a “Golden Age” of Indian history, which continued for the next two and a half centuries.