Question

An Inscription tells us about the Gupta ruler who was besieged by the Saka King and compelled to surrender his queen Dhruva Devi. The reference is to

A Krishnagupta
B Kumaragupta
C Ramagupta
D Damodargupta

Answer & Explanation

Answer: [C]

An Inscription tells us about the Gupta ruler who was besieged by the Saka King and compelled to surrender his queen Dhruva Devi. The reference is to Ramagupta. Ramagupta, according to the Sanskrit play Devichandraguptam, was an emperor of the Gupta dynasty of northern India. The surviving fragments of the play, combined with other literary evidence, suggest that he agreed to surrender his wife Dhruvadevi to a Shaka enemy: However, his brother Chandragupta II killed the Shaka enemy, and later dethroned him, marrying Dhruvadevi.

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