The Gupta ruler Samudragupta is often called the ‘Napoleon of India’. Why was he given this name?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → For his many military campaigns and conquests across India
The historian V. A. Smith called Samudragupta the ‘Napoleon of India’ because of his long series of military campaigns in the north and the south, recorded in his Allahabad Pillar inscription.