Indian Rulers
Samudragupta
the Indian Napoleon
Samudragupta was an Indian emperor active in the 4th c. AD during the Gupta period from the state of Gupta. Died of natural causes.
Historical Note
Conquered nine northern kingdoms outright and twelve southern ones in vassalage. His Allahabad pillar reads like a victory roll-call from the Himalayas to the Tamil coast. A poet, a vina-player, and the prototype of the dharmic conqueror.