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1. The foundation of the Gupta empire was laid by.....................
2. The........................ by the court poet Harisena is a valuable source of information for the Gupta period.
3. Samudragupta defeated .......... king in northern India and .............. kings in southern India.
4. The Pallava ruler of Kanchi formed a ................ of the rulers of southern India.
5. The rulers of southern India accepted Samudragupta as their............... and paid .............. to him.
6. Samudragupta celebrated his conquests by performing the ......................
7. Samudragupta was not only a military genius but a talented .............and ........... as well.
8. Chandragupta Vikramaitya strengthened his position by................. alliance
9. The great Sanskrit writer .............. was one of Vikramaditya’s nine gems.
10. The account of the Chinese traveller ............... is a valuable source of information for the Gupta period.
11. The last important ruler of the Gupta dynasty was ..............
12. The Gupta period is known as the ................ of ancient India history.