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Samudragupta, one of India's greatest empire builders, of the Gupta period, his son and father both had the same name. What was it?

  1. Chandragupta

  2. Maurya

  3. Asoka

  4. Skandagupta
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Samudragupta's father was Chandragupta I (who founded the Gupta Empire) and his son was Chandragupta II (also known as Chandragupta Vikramaditya), one of the greatest Gupta rulers. Both father and son shared the name Chandragupta, making this a unique dynastic naming pattern in ancient Indian history.

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