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Poet Kalidasa lived in the court of - |
| A. | Chandragupta Maurya |
| B. | Samudragupta |
| C. | Chandragupta Vikramaditya |
| D. | Harsha |
| Answer» C. Chandragupta Vikramaditya | |
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Explanation: Kalidasa is generally associated with Chandragupta II who was one of the most powerful emperors of the Gupta Empire in northern India. It was during his reign that the Gupta Empire achieved its zenith, art architecture, and sculpture flourished, and the cultural development of ancient India reached its climax culturally, the reign of Chandragupta II marked a golden Age. This is evidenced by later reports of the presence of a circle of poets known as the Nine Gems in his court. The greatest among them was Kalidasa. |
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