The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to

The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to 

(A) Chandra Gupta Maurya 

(B) Samudragupta 

(C) Chandragupta-I 

(D) Harshavardhana 


Answer: (B) Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so because of his great military conquests known from the ‘Prayag Prashati’ written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles. But some leading Indian historians criticize Smith and feel that Samudragupta was a far greater warrior than Napoleon, as the former never lost any battle. 

The title ‘Indian Napolean’ has been attached to   (A) Chandra Gupta Maurya   (B) Samudragupta   (C) Chandragupta-I   (D) Harshavardhana


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