Who is known as the Napoleon of India?
A
Srigupta
B
Chandragupta
C
Samudragupta
D
Devicharangupta
Correct Answer: Samudragupta
Samudragupta (335-375 AD) of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so because of his great military conquests known from the 'Prayag Prashati' written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles.