Tag: history

Agnimitra is the protagonist of Kalidasa's play Malavikagnimitra. He was a king of the Shunga dynasty.

Malavikagnimitra is the play by Kalidasa that features Agnimitra as the central character.

Banabhatta was the court poet of Harshavardhana and is famous for writing the Harshacharita, a biography of the king.

The Harshacharita, which serves as the biography of King Harshavardhana, was authored by his court poet, Banabhatta.

Gita Govinda was written by the poet Jayadeva, not Kalidasa. The other works listed are well-known compositions of Kalidasa.

Harshavardhana's empire did not cover the entire Indian subcontinent; it was primarily centered in northern India, extending over regions like Punjab, Rajasthan, and parts of the Gangetic plain.

Answer - (C) - Banbhatta 

Pulakesin II, the Chalukya king, successfully stopped Harshavardhana's southward expansion at the Narmada River, preventing him from entering the Deccan.

Kalidasa is traditionally believed to have been one of the 'Navaratnas' (nine gems) in the court of Chandragupta II, also known as Vikramaditya.

The Gupta empire faced internal instability due to the rise of semi-independent feudatories and the loss of central control over provincial governors. While Hun invasions were a major external pressure, the internal fragmentation and revolts by principal chiefs were critical factors in the collapse of central authority.