Gupta Empire - Quiz

According to Natya-darpana, Ramgupta was a coward. He married the woman, Dhruvaswamini by force who was engaged with his brother Chandragupta II. He also became the King of the Gupta empire, though his brother was declared as the future King of the Gupta empire after Samudragupta's death. According to traditional accounts, Ramagupta decided to expand his kingdom by attacking the Sakas in Gujarat. The campaign soon took a turn for the worse and the Gupta army was trapped. The Saka king, Rudrasimha III, demanded that Ramagupta hand over his wife Dhruvswamini in exchange for peace. The weak king was inclined to accept these terms, to the outrage of his wife and his brother Chandragupta. Using subterfuge, Chandragupta went to the Saka camp, killed the Saka king and won the victory and also the esteem of the people and the queen. A short while later, Ramagupta was deposed and killed by his brother, who became Chandragupta II. Chandragupta II also married his erstwhile sister-in-law, Dhruvswamini.

Fa-Hien (c.337-c.422) was the first of the three notable Buddhist pilgrims from China who visited India from the fifth to the seventh centuries CE in search of knowledge, manuscripts, and relics. Fa-Hien arrived during the reign of Chandragupta II. While he did not mention Chandragupta Vikramaditya by name in his travelogue, he provided a general description of North India at that time. Among other things, he reported about the absence of capital punishment, the lack of a poll-tax and land tax. Most citizens did not consume onions, garlic, meat, and wine.

Faxian wrote, "The people were rich and prosperous and seemed to emulate each other in the practice of virtue. Charitable institutions were numerous and rest houses for travelers were provided on the highway. The capital possessed an excellent hospital."

The Gupta period produced scholars such as Kalidasa, Aryabhata, Varahamihira, and Vatsyayana who made great advancements in many academic fields.

The Gupta Empire was invaded by the Huna peoples (Kidarites and Alchon Huns) from Central Asia.

Panini was an ancient Sanskrit grammarian who lived in the 4th century BCE, several centuries before the Gupta period. He is known for his influential work on Sanskrit grammar, which is still studied today

The tribal oligarchies included Malavas, Arjunayanas, Yaudheyas, Madrakas, and Abhiras, among others.

According to the Eran inscription, Samudragupta appears to have been a Vaishnavite, which is a sect within Hinduism that worships the god Vishnu as the supreme deity.

According to the given information, the Sanskrit mahakavya Raghuvaṃśa provides the best extant information about the Gupta military tactics.

The given information mentions that the king's forces clashed against the powerful, cavalry-centric forces of the Persians and later the Yavanas (probably Huns) in the North-West.

As per the given information, many modern scholars believe that Kalidasa lived during the reign of Chandragupta II to the reign of Skandagupta and that the campaigns of Raghu in the Raghuvaṃśa reflect those of Chandragupta II.