TNPSC Free Notes History – Conquest of Western India

இந்தக் கட்டுரையில், TNPSC குரூப் 1, குரூப் 2, குரூப் 2A, குரூப் 4 மாநிலப் போட்டித் தேர்வுகளான TNUSRB, TRB, TET, TNEB போன்றவற்றுக்கான  முறைகள் இலவசக் குறிப்புகளைப் பெறுவீர்கள்.தேர்வுக்கு தயாராவோர் இங்குள்ள பாடக்குறிப்புகளை படித்து பயன்பெற வாழ்த்துகிறோம்.

Conquest of Western India

 The greatest of the military achievements of Chandragupta II was his war against the
Saka satraps of western India.
 Rudrasimha III, the last ruler of the Saka satrap was defeated, dethroned and killed. His
territories in western Malwa and the Kathiawar Peninsula were annexed into the Gupta
Empire.
 After this victory he performed the horse sacrifice and assumed the title Sakari,
meaning, ‘destroyer of Sakas’.
 He also called himself Vikramaditya kingdom’s prosperity grew out of its trade links with
Roman Empire.
Ujjain as his second capital
 After establishing himself in eastern and western India, Chandragupta II defeated
northern rulers like the Huns, Kambojas and Kiratas.
 He was a great conqueror and an able administrator as well.
 His other names (as mentioned in coins) include Vikrama, Devagupta, Devaraja,
Simhavikrama, Vikramaditya and Sakari.
 The Chandragupta II was the first Gupta ruler to issue silver coins.
 His rule thus formed the peak period of Gupta’s territorial expansion.
 His court had nine jewels or navaratnas, that is, nine eminent people in various fields of
art, literature and science.

Fahien’s Visit
 The famous Chinese pilgrim, Fahien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II.
 Out of his nine years stay in India, he spent six years in the Gupta Empire.
 The main purpose of his visit was to see the land of the Buddha and to collect Buddhist
manuscripts from India.
 He stayed in Pataliputra for three years studying Sanskrit and copying Buddhist texts.
 Fahien provides valuable information on the religious, social and economic condition of
the Gupta empire.
 He refers to the Gangetic valley as the ‘land of Brahmanism’.
 Fahien mentions the unsatisfactory state of some of the Buddhist holy places like
Kapilavastu and Kusinagara.
 According to him the economic condition of the empire was prosperous. Although his
account is valuable in many respects, he did not mention the name of Chandragupta II.
 He was not interested in political affairs. Yet, his accounts are useful to know the
general condition of the country.

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