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Who is Harisena?
Samudragupta was a famous ruler of a Gupta dynasty. we know about Samudragupta from a long inscription, inscribed on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad. It was composed as a Kavya by Harishena, who was a poet and a minister at the court of Samudragupta.
This inscription is of a special kind known as a prashasti, a Sanskrit word, meaning ‘in praise of’. While prashastis were composed for some of the rulers, such as Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni, they became far more important from the time of the Guptas.
This inscription is of a special kind known as a prashasti, a Sanskrit word, meaning ‘in praise of’. While prashastis were composed for some of the rulers, such as Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni, they became far more important from the time of the Guptas.
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