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SSC GD 2023 PYQ — Question 26

SSC GD Constable (English) - 31 Jan 2023 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q26

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Whose prashasti was found on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad?

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Samudragupta.

  • The Allahabad pillar inscription/prashasti is one of the most important epigraphic evidences of the imperial Guptas.
  • The Allahabad Prashasti which was composed during Samudragupta's reign describes a vivid description of the reign and conquest of Samudragupta.
  • Allahabad Prashasti, composed by Harishena (court poet and minister of Samudragupta) however, does not bear any date and for this reason, historians have presumed that it was composed properly before the Ashwamedha Yajna performed by Samudragupta.