Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Harishena was the court poet of:

Options:

Chandragupta

Asoka

Samudragupta

Bimbisara

Correct Answer:

Samudragupta

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → Samudragupta

The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers (c. fourth century CE), is a case in point. The Prayaga Prashasti praises the Gupta ruler Samudragupta.