Describe in brief the sources used forreconstructing the history of Gu

1.	Describe in brief the sources used forreconstructing the history of Gupta rulers.
Answer» Solution :Hhistories fo the Gupta rulers have been reconstructed from literature, coins and inscription, including prashastis, composed in praise of KINGS in particular and patrons in general by POETS. (ii) Historians often attempt to draw factualinformation fromsuch compositions, those who composed and read them often treasured them as works of poetry than as ACCOUNTS that were literally true . (iii) The prayaga prashasti (also known as the ALLAHABAD Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by Harisena, the court poet ofSamudragupta, arguably the most powerful of the Gupta rulers (fouth century CE ) ,is a case in point . (iv) It refers to Samudragupta.s conquests, quantities needed in rulers, and how the rule of the king was equal to gods like Kuber, Indira, varun and Yama dwelling on EARTH . It suggests the ruler was a versatile genius.

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