Multiple choice

Which Hindu king was known as the Indian Nepoleaon?

  1. Bimbisara

  2. Maha Padma

  3. Samudra Gupta

  4. Udayin
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Explanation

Samudra Gupta (reigned 335-375 CE) was called the 'Indian Napoleon' or 'Napoleon of India' by historian Vincent A. Smith. Like Napoleon, Samudra Gupta conducted numerous military campaigns and expanded his empire across much of the Indian subcontinent through both conquest and diplomacy.

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