Prelims · 1 Ancient & Medieval India · 1.4.2 Gupta age

1.4.2.2 Chandragupta II: Saka conquest, the Navaratnas and Fa-Hien

Chandragupta II (c. 375 to c. 415 CE) defeated the Shakas of western India, made Ujjain a second capital, and ruled when the Chinese monk Fa-Hien visited and the "nine jewels" tradition places the best Sanskrit writers at his court.

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Key terms

  • Vikramaditya
  • Western Kshatrapas
  • Ujjain
  • Prabhavati Gupta
  • Navaratnas
  • Kalidasa
  • Fa-Hien
  • Mehrauli iron pillar

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  4. Mains writingMains writing
  5. Common trapsFoundation
  6. Quick revisionFoundation

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