இந்தக் கட்டுரையில், TNPSC குரூப் 1, குரூப் 2, குரூப் 2A, குரூப் 4 மாநிலப் போட்டித் தேர்வுகளான TNUSRB, TRB, TET, TNEB போன்றவற்றுக்கான முறைகள் இலவசக் குறிப்புகளைப் பெறுவீர்கள்.தேர்வுக்கு தயாராவோர் இங்குள்ள பாடக்குறிப்புகளை படித்து பயன்பெற வாழ்த்துகிறோம்.
Conquest of Western India
The greatest of the military achievements of Chandragupta II was his war against the
Saka satraps of western India.
Rudrasimha III, the last ruler of the Saka satrap was defeated, dethroned and killed. His
territories in western Malwa and the Kathiawar Peninsula were annexed into the Gupta
Empire.
After this victory he performed the horse sacrifice and assumed the title Sakari,
meaning, ‘destroyer of Sakas’.
He also called himself Vikramaditya kingdom’s prosperity grew out of its trade links with
Roman Empire.
Ujjain as his second capital
After establishing himself in eastern and western India, Chandragupta II defeated
northern rulers like the Huns, Kambojas and Kiratas.
He was a great conqueror and an able administrator as well.
His other names (as mentioned in coins) include Vikrama, Devagupta, Devaraja,
Simhavikrama, Vikramaditya and Sakari.
The Chandragupta II was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins.
His rule thus formed the peak period of Gupta’s territorial expansion.
His court had nine jewels or navaratnas, that is, nine eminent people in various fields of
art, literature and science.
Fahien’s Visit
The famous Chinese pilgrim, Fahien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II.
Out of his nine years stay in India, he spent six years in the Gupta Empire.
The main purpose of his visit was to see the land of the Buddha and to collect Buddhist
manuscripts from India.
He stayed in Pataliputra for three years studying Sanskrit and copying Buddhist texts.
Fahien provides valuable information on the religious, social and economic condition of
the Gupta empire.
He refers to the Gangetic valley as the ‘land of Brahmanism’.
Fahien mentions the unsatisfactory state of some of the Buddhist holy places like
Kapilavastu and Kusinagara.
According to him the economic condition of the empire was prosperous. Although his
account is valuable in many respects, he did not mention the name of Chandragupta II.
He was not interested in political affairs. Yet, his accounts are useful to know the
general condition of the country.
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