Samudragupta is shown playing the veena on one of his coins. Chronological order of ancient to modern history chronologically, indian history can be classified into three periods ancient history of india, medieval india and modern india. He was a benevolent ruler, a great warrior and a patron of arts and letters. Name the gupta kings who performed asvamedha yagna. Samudragupta reigned 350375 was the second emperor of the gupta dynasty of india. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Chronological order of ancient to modern history of india for. How to download syllabus of kvs pgt history in pdf format. The gupta age is known as the golden age of indian history chandragupta ii assumed the title of shakari. I love reading historical fictions, as it delights me in an unusual way, from the point of view of the author. Gupta period is one of the most important period in indian history. Gk gupta period questions with answers objective mcq. Jan 03, 2018 january 3, 2018 dlo all book, hindi biography, hindi books, history book, pdf leave a comment samudragupta hindi biography in pdf format. So i advice all of you to practice these set of mcqs regularly to build up a strong base of your general knowledge.
Indian history gk pdf free download indian history pdf. This article on ancient india covers gupta and post gupta rulers. After a sustained invasion of the hunas, the dynasty came to an end in the 6th century. Get ncert notes on gupta dynasty and download gupta dynasty notes pdf. Details of kachaguptas reign are hardly mentioned in the historical evidence existing for the gupta period, and. January 3, 2018 dlo all book, hindi biography, hindi books, history book, pdf leave a comment samudragupta hindi biography in pdf format. What little we know about samudra gupta is gathered from the coins he issued and from a few inscriptions. Gupta was born abdul mannan in hashil village in sirajganj district. The reference material for this post is ncert history text for class 6 our past 1. Samudragupta, son of chandragupta, was perhaps the greatest king of gupta dynasty. Samudragupta was the second ruler of the gupta dynasty. Abebooks, an amazon company, offers millions of new, used, and outofprint books. It traces the origin and rise of the ruling family to srigupta 240280 a.
Sample material upsc ias mains history optional study kit. May 23, 20 samudragupta was the greatest ruler of the gupta dynasty and ruled till around 380 ad. Cisce board books for the preparation of competitve exams and for the academic session 20192020 in english medium. He was the third ruler of the gupta dynasty, who ushered in the golden age of india. Samudraguptas geopolitics indian national interest. Gupta dynasty, rulers of a vast empire established in the indian subcontinent in the 4th century ce, often regarded as the golden age of india in terms of cultural and intellectual achievements. Historical trade routes of ancient india 105 find spots and gupta gold coin hoards. The compilation based on ncert texts will also help you learn the cultural history of india. Predating napoleon by more than a thousand years, he grows up to become as crafty on the battlefield as a hannibal, as adept at annexation as a bismarck, and, towering over all of them in statecraft. In this chitra katha we have relied on literary sources and our own imagination to reconstruct the life and times of one of the greatest rulers of our history. Indian history questions gk questions on history gk. Historians have wrongly mixed maurya with chandra gupta i.
Get the latest articles, updates, biography and more about indiatimes author samudra gupta kashyap. Gupta dynasty ncert notes on guptan empire for upsc byjus. Jul 11, 2017 mcq history general knowledge set 2 gupta period. Between the two books, i would say thapars book deserves preference for the readers own sake. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. I wanted to get acquainted with the history of india in a short and concise way. Full attention is also given to the cultural, religious. He generally is considered the epitome of an ideal king of the golden age of hindu history, as the period of the imperial guptas 320510 ce has often been called. Of these 22 are private endowments, one is an official grant and the remaining 4 are prasasties 2 of samudra gupta and 2 of skanda gupta.
It has an index of proper names and an addenda on the hoard of new imperial gupta coins discovered at bayana in bharatpur. Icse books and study material subjectwise isc reference. Pracheta gupta alternative spelling procheto gupta or prachet gupta or procheta gupta. She has been a direct witness to, as well as a participant in, th. But the power and the splendour of the guptas were unique and none in the dynasty strove harder than samudra gupta to achieve them. We cannot guarantee that samudra gupta book is in the library, but if you are still not sure with the service, you can choose free trial service. Samudra gupta, regional emperor of india from about 330 to 380 ce. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet.
Sultanate era the defeat of hindu kingdom and the establishment of delhi sultanate. You all must have this kind of questions in your mind. Being a history lover, i was really excited to read this book. Name the book which explained the causes for the lunar and solar eclipses. He was a benevolent ruler, a great warrior and a patron of arts. It may be noted that the early coins of samudra gupta were modeled on foreign influence but his later coins are purely indian. His lion slayer type and lyrist type coins are purely indian.
In nalanda, the largest buddhist monastery took an establishment. Sanjeev gupta has 65 books on goodreads with 1152 ratings. Our advice is to first go through the respective ncert text. Read about samudragupta, chandragupta and more here for ias exam. The dynasty of samudragupta is a historical fiction set in the golden era of indian history. Samudragupta was the greatest ruler of the gupta dynasty and ruled till around 380 ad. The son of king chandra gupta i and the licchavi princess kumaradevi, he is pictured as a muscular warrior, a poet, and a musician who. Besides being a great warrior, a determined conqueror and a generous ruler, he was also a devoted fan of arts and culture, particularly poetry and music. Ncert books for class 5 ncert books class 6 ncert books for class 7. Samudragupta did not conquer the southern kingdoms. From the allahabad pillar inscription of samudragupta we learn that while the first two.
Brown impassable terrain, green thick forests, yellow trade routes, red military campaigns. Thus the allahabad pillar provides us information about two great kings. His reign ushered in the golden age of india, and he is remembered both as a benevolent imperial conqueror and as a patron of the arts and letters a detailed record of the reign of samudragupta is preserved in the shape of an inscriptiona prasasti, or panegyric, composed by the poet harisena. Having come to the throne, he decided to extend the boundaries of his empire to cover the multiple kingdoms and republics that existed outside its pale.
Administration of samudragupta discloses the fact that he not only established a vast empire but also left it as legacy to his successors wellknit and wellorganised. Important general knowledge multiple choice question with answer. Samudra gupta, chandra gupta ii vikramaditya and harsha, has adequately highlighted the achievements of their reigns in a manner that is bound to arouse not only curiosity but also provoke reflection. Pdf treasures of the gupta empire sanjeev kumar aka. Mar 18, 2019 indian history gk pdf free download indian history pdf. Which was the main source of information to know about the samudraguptas reign. Sample material upsc ias mains history optional study. His court poet and minister harisena composed the allahabad pillar inscription or prayag prasasti. Advertisements what is the syllabus of pgt history in kvs for 2019 exam.
The dynasty of samudragupta by pillai,rajat for free with a 30 day free trial. Gupta art is regarded as the high point of classical indian art, and the coinage is equally regarded as among the most beautiful of ancient india. Coinage is one of the main sources of the history of this. According to the allahabad inscription of samudragupta, the founder of the dynasty was named simply gupta he is normally called sri gupta by modern scholars. Get important ancient india, medieval india and modern indian articles for upsc 2020 preparation. Samudragupta succeeded his father chandragupta i r. Gupta dynasty, rulers of the magadha now bihar state in northeastern india. Of the remaining 15, one is on an iron column mehrauli pillar at delhi and is the prasasti of. Biography of samudragupta and his rule in ancient india. Samudra guptacitation needed, ruler of the gupta empire c335 c375 ce, and successor to chandragupta i, is considered to be one of the greatest military geniuses in indian history according to historian v. Gupta dominance was further solidified by campaigns against gujarat and bengal. Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term 3.
Chronological order of ancient to modern history of india. Samudra gupta defeated alexander in 326 bce history. Samudragupta was a ruler of the gupta empire of ancient india. Samudragupta was the greatest king of the gupta dynasty who ruled for 40 years. In the first battle of panipat, the battle artillery was used for the first time.
The brave and heroic king samudragupta with images. The western scholars equate him with napoleon and call him indian napoleon due to the extensive military conquests. Books by sanjeev gupta author of electronic devices. Historians once regarded the gupta period as the classical age of indiaduring which the norms of indian literature, art, architecture, and philosophy were establishedbut many of those. He was an ambitious ruler and wanted to be a chakravarti emperor. Crucially, thapar is an indian historian who has been in the field since the 1960s. Name the first gupta king to find a place on coins.
Click download or read online button to get indian history book now. Alexander iii of macedon, after conquering asia minor, egypt and persia, invaded india in 327 bce. The present work describes the material and moral progress which india had achieved during the paramount sovereignty of the gupta emperors in the fourth and fifth centuries a. Standard 6 only the main points from each chapter are compiled below.
His reign ushered in the golden age of india, and he is remembered both as a benevolent imperial conqueror and as a patron of the arts and letters. This article on ancient india covers gupta and postgupta rulers. Samudra gupta, died 380 ce, regional emperor of india from about 330 to 380 ce. Seeing the world from north to south is a more intuitive way of looking at geopolitics. The words asvamedh parakrama are also written on one side of the coin. The allahabad pillar prasasti mentions the name of officials who were known as mahadandnayaka kumaramaty and sandhivigrahika. Download indian history or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Samudragupta reigned 335380 is the second ruler of the gupta dynasty, who ushered in the golden age in india. Gupta was a strong critic of both communalism and islamic fundamentalism, and expressed his opposition to these ideologies within his writings. Antiochus 2 theos is the ancient greek king contemporary of asoka and mentioned him in his edicts. Indian history download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Oct 24, 2017 samudragupta was the greatest king of the gupta dynasty who ruled for 40 years. If the gupta age of the indian history is regarded as a golden age.
Samudragupta project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Today we will discuss about his military conquests and victories in north and south india as well as victories grabbed by him over forest kingdoms and in border states. His son samudra gupta defeated alexander in early 326 bce. Allbanglaboi free bangla pdf book, free bengali books. Known as the napoleon of india for his conquests, he was also a man of many talents and laid a firm foundation for the empire. Pdf samudra gupta ebooks includes pdf, epub and kindle. It discusses the spirit of the age and the various trends in the sphere of. Icse solutions for class 6 history and civics the golden. Samudragupta biography childhood, life achievements. List of all hindi pdf books available on ourhindi for free download free hindi books. Had he not united india, subdued enemies, consolidated power, and inaugurated an era of peace and prosperity, india could not have witnessed the magnificent cultural upheaval which became the chief characteristics of that time.
If he was a benevolent despot he was also a scholar and a great soldier. In 2007, his work chander bari has been adapted into a bengali film by director tarun majumdar. A prince is born to the chandragupta i, the third in succession to the gupta dynasty, ruling over a small kingdom. Samacheer kalvi 6th social science history solutions term. Isbn 9789231032110 origin and political history of the guptas from the allahabad pillar inscription of samudragupta we learn that while the. The work is very interesting and instructive and is designed to meet the requirements of the academic student of history and the general reader alike.
He defeated few kings on the way and had troops lined up across indus river. Of the remaining 15, one is on an iron column mehrauli pillar at delhi and is the prasasti of chandra gupta ii. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Samudragupta ruler of the gupta dynasty biography, history. As a son of the gupta emperor chandragupta i and the licchavi princess kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynastys political power. Dear aspirant, all the important question came in the various exams and probable questions with answers from history gupta period are listed below as an objective type. Samudra gupta amar chitra katha comics skip to main content. About 500 years after ashoka another great king emerged in magadha. They maintained an empire over northern and parts of central and western india from the early 4th to the late 6th century ce. Multiple choice questions and answers with explanation on gupta empire political history for ssc, pcs, upsc, ias,neet, cbse ugc net, class ix, x, xi and xii students. When one recalls the glory that was ind one first thinks of the golden age of the guptas.
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