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The Gupta era was started by whom? |
| A. | Ghatotkacha |
| B. | Srigupta |
| C. | Chandragupta - 1 |
| D. | Samudragupta |
| Answer» B. Srigupta | |
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Explanation: The Gupta Empire was an ancient Indian empire which existed from approximately 320 to 550 CE and covered much of the Indian Subcontinent. It was founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta. The first evidence of Sri Gupta comes from the writings ofI-tsing around 690 CE who describes that the Poona copper inscription of Prabhavati Gupta, a daughter of Chandra Gupta, describes "Maharaja Sri-Gupta as the founde of the Gupta dynasty. |
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