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Who among the following has been called the Napoleon of India?

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Samudragupta
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chandragupta
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Ashoka
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Harshavardhana
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Solution

The correct option is A Samudragupta
Samudragupta of the Gupta Dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India. Historian A V Smith called him so beacuse of his great military conquests known from the 'Prayag Prashati' written by his courtier and poet Harisena, who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles.

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