Q26
History of IndiaGupta & Post-Gupta Period
Who is the composer of Allahabad Prasasti?
- a.Harishena
- b.Bishakhdutta
- c.Kalidasa
- d.Shudrak
Answer: (A) Harishena
The Allahabad Prasasti (also known as the Prayag Prasasti) was composed by Harishena, the court poet of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta. It is a panegyric inscribed on the Ashokan Pillar at Allahabad and is one of the most important epigraphic sources for Gupta-era history, detailing Samudragupta's military conquests.