Multiple choice

Who among the following is called the 'Napoleon of India'?

  1. Ashoka

  2. Prithviraj Chauhan

  3. Samudragupta

  4. Chandragupta Maurya
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Explanation

Samudragupta (reigned 335-380 CE) is called the 'Napoleon of India' by historian V.A. Smith due to his extensive military conquests and consolidation of a vast empire. Like Napoleon, Samudragupta was a brilliant military strategist who expanded Gupta rule across most of India. Ashoka and Chandragupta Maurya were earlier rulers, while Prithviraj Chauhan came much later.

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