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______ was a poet and minister in the court of King Samudragupta.1. Harisena2. Banabhatta3. Vasumitra4. Kamban

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Harisena

The correct answer is Harisena. 

  • Samudra Gupta court poet and minister Harisena composed the Allahabad pillar Inscription or Prayag Prasasti.
  • The Pillar was an Asokan Pillar erected by Asoka six centuries before him.
  • This Inscription is a eulogy of Samudra Gupta and mentions the conquests of Samudra Gupta and the boundaries of the Gupta Empire.
  • As per this inscription, Samudra Gupta defeated 9 kings in the North, 12 Kings in the South, reduced all the Atavika states to vassalage.
  • Allahabad Prasasti, composed by Harishena, does not bear any date and for this reason, historians have presumed that it was composed probably before the Ashwamedha Yajna performed by Samudragupta.

Banbhatta

  • He was the court poet of Harsha Vardhan. (who reigned c. 606–647 CE).
  • He wrote the famous Harshcharit.
  • He also wrote Kadambari, Chandi Shatak, and Parvati Parinay.

Vasumitra

  • The Fourth Buddhist council was held around 72 AD at Kundalavana, Kashmir under the patronage of King Kanishka(Kushan dynasty)
  •  It was presided by Vasumitra who was deputed by Asvagosha
  •  The result of this council was that Buddhism was divided into two sects Hinayana and Mahayana.

Kamban

  • Kamban was a famous poet of the reign of Kulothunga III.
  • He composed the "Tamil Ramayan" or "Ramavataram"


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