Question

Which Indian king is popularly known as 'Napoleon of India' ?
1. Samudra Gupta
2. Ashoka
3. Babar
4. Mohammad Ghazni

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Samudra Gupta

The correct answer is Samudra Gupta.

• Samudragupta (335AD-380 AD):
  • Samudragupta was the greatest king of the Gupta dynasty.
  • The most detailed and authentic record of his reign is preserved in the Prayaga Prasasti/Allahabad pillar inscription which was composed by his court poet Harisena.
  • His military campaigns justify the description of him as the Napoleon of India by V.A. Smith.
  • He assumed titles such as Kaviraja Param Bhagavat Ashvamedha, parakrama Vikram Sarva-rajochchhetta.

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• Ashoka
  • He was the ruler of the Mauryan Dynasty.
  •  After the Kalinga war fought in 261 BC, he renounced war, developed the concept of dhamma.
  • He promoted the spread of Buddhism in Asia.
• Babar:​
  • Babar was the first mughal emeror in India.
  • Babur was born in 1483 in Fargana (Afganistan).
  • He was the founder of the Mughal empire in India.
  • The first battle of Panipat was fought between the forces of Babur and Ibrahim Lodhi.
  • The Battle was fought on April 21, 1526.
  • He wrote Tuzuk-i-Baburi (Autobiography of Babur) in the Turkish language.
  • According to Tuzuk-i-Baburi, Babur Died in 1530 in Lahore and buried at Aram Bagh (Agra). Later his body was taken to Afghanistan (Kabul).