alleryWho composed the Allahabad Pillar inscription praising Samudragupta?
AKalidasa
BAryabhata
CVatsyayana
DHarisena
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Harisena
1. The inscription was composed by Samudragupta's courtier Harisena.
2. Kalidasa is linked with Chandragupta II's court.
3. Aryabhata was an astronomer and Vatsyayana wrote the Kama Sutra, so neither was the court panegyrist.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gupta Empire, Samudragupta_
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