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Gupta emperor Chandragupta II was known by which other following name/s?(A) Devagupta(B) Devaraja(C) Devaputra(D) DevavrataChoose the correct answer from the options give below:1. (A) only2. (A) and (B) only3. (A), (B) and (C) only4. (B), (C) and (D) only

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 2 : (A) and (B) only

Chandragupta II

  • Also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya, he was born in 380 CE and died in 415 CE. He was the son of Samudragupta and grandson of Chandragupta I. He was deeply interested in art and culture. 
  • Chandragupta II, also known by his title Vikramaditya, was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta Empire in northern India.
  • Chandragupta continued the expansionist policy of his father Samudragupta: historical evidence suggests that he defeated the Western Kshatrapas, and extended the Gupta empire from the Indus River in the west to the Bengal region in the east, and from the Himalayan foothills in the north to the Narmada River in the south.

Name of the Gupta Kings

Titles assumed

Sri Gupta (Founder of the empire)

Adiraja, Maharaja

Ghatotkacha

Maharaja

Chandragupta I

Maharajadhiraja

Samudragupta

  • Parakramank(marked with powers),
  • Apratiratha(Unrivalled chariot warrior),
  • Aprativaryavirya(Irresistible valour),
  • Vyaghraparakramanka (Prossessor of a tiger),
  • Sarvo raj ochchhetta (Uprooter of all kings)

Chandragupta II

Vikramaditya, Vikramanak Devagupta, Devaraja, Devashri

Kumaragupa

Mahendraditya, Vyaghrabala, Parakramam

Skandagupta

Kramaditya, Shakropana



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