History
1. What were the achievements of Chandragupta-I?
Ans- Chandragupta-1 was third ruler of the Gupta dynasty. He succeeded his father Ghatotkacha in 320 A.D.
The Lichchhavi Marriage.
Chandragupta's marriage with the Lichchavi Princess Kumardevi was one of the significant events in the Gupta rule. The Gupta Lichchhavi relation was even publicized through a particular type of gold coins "which have the names and figures of Chandragupta-I and his Lichchhavi wife Kumardevi on the obverse and the figure of a Goddess seated on a Lion along with the legend Lichchhavi- vayah on the reverse".
He strengthened his position by matrimonial alliance with the powerful family of Lichchhavis, then controlling portion of Bihar and perhaps even Nepal.
The Lichchhavi Princess Kumardevi must have brought to her husband's family an enormous power and prestige". "Kumardevi brought to her husband as her dowry which secured to him a paramount position in Magadha and the neighboring countries.
Chandragupta married a Lichchhavi princess of Vaisali, which gave him such influence and, what is more such powerful that he was able easily to make himself the ruler of what was ancient, Magadha.
He not only beat back -the advancing tide of Kshetrapa aggression in central India, but also uprooted the power of these Saka rulers" So the marriage alliance of Chandragupta-I was valuable from a political rather than social point of view.
Extent of empire:
There is a controversy among the scholars with regard to the extent of the empire of Chandragupta-I. The following verse in the Puranas gives a vague idea regarding the extent of Chandragupta's empire:
"Anu Ganga Prayagam Cha Saketam
Magadhans tatha
Etan Janapadan servan bhokshyantas
Gupta-Vansajah."
It is said that Chandragupta-I had conquered Bengal. He defeated the Magha kings of Kosala and Kausambi and annexed their territories to his kingdoms. So Chandragupta-I's empire included modern Bihar. Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bengal.
Gupta
Ans- Chandragupta-1 was third ruler of the Gupta dynasty. He succeeded his father Ghatotkacha in 320 A.D.
The Lichchhavi Marriage.
Chandragupta's marriage with the Lichchavi Princess Kumardevi was one of the significant events in the Gupta rule. The Gupta Lichchhavi relation was even publicized through a particular type of gold coins "which have the names and figures of Chandragupta-I and his Lichchhavi wife Kumardevi on the obverse and the figure of a Goddess seated on a Lion along with the legend Lichchhavi- vayah on the reverse".
He strengthened his position by matrimonial alliance with the powerful family of Lichchhavis, then controlling portion of Bihar and perhaps even Nepal.
The Lichchhavi Princess Kumardevi must have brought to her husband's family an enormous power and prestige". "Kumardevi brought to her husband as her dowry which secured to him a paramount position in Magadha and the neighboring countries.
Chandragupta married a Lichchhavi princess of Vaisali, which gave him such influence and, what is more such powerful that he was able easily to make himself the ruler of what was ancient, Magadha.
He not only beat back -the advancing tide of Kshetrapa aggression in central India, but also uprooted the power of these Saka rulers" So the marriage alliance of Chandragupta-I was valuable from a political rather than social point of view.
Extent of empire:
There is a controversy among the scholars with regard to the extent of the empire of Chandragupta-I. The following verse in the Puranas gives a vague idea regarding the extent of Chandragupta's empire:
"Anu Ganga Prayagam Cha Saketam
Magadhans tatha
Etan Janapadan servan bhokshyantas
Gupta-Vansajah."
It is said that Chandragupta-I had conquered Bengal. He defeated the Magha kings of Kosala and Kausambi and annexed their territories to his kingdoms. So Chandragupta-I's empire included modern Bihar. Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bengal.
Gupta