Indian Rulers
Vishakhadatta
Author of the Mudrarakshasa
Vishakhadatta was an Indian poet active in the 4th c. AD during the Gupta period from the state of Gupta. Died of natural causes.
Historical Note
Gupta-era playwright whose Mudrarakshasa dramatizes Chanakya's web of intrigues against the surviving Nanda minister Rakshasa. The greatest Sanskrit political thriller — every line a feint, every gift a trap.