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QWhich of the following foreign kings did not offer their daughters in marriage to Samudragupta according to the Allahabad Pillar inscription?

ID: #6582 Gupta Empire 131 views
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  • A Simhala king
  • B King of Persia
  • C King of Khotan
  • D King of Nepal
Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation

The inscription mentions that several foreign kings tried to please Samudragupta by personal attendance; offered him their daughters in marriage (or according to another interpretation, gifted him maidens and sought the use of the Garuda-depicting Gupta seal for administering their own territories. This is an exaggeration: for example, the inscription lists the king of Simhala among these kings

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