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UPSC 2025: Fa-hien (Faxian), the Chinese pilgrim, travelled to India during the reign of
(a)Samudragupta
(b)Chandragupta II
(c)Kumaragupta I
(d)Skandagupta
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The Chinese monk Fa-hien reached India around 399-411 CE, a period that coincides with the reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramāditya). Contemporary sources on Fa-hien’s journey explicitly state that his ten-year stay in India fell under this Gupta ruler, not under Samudragupta or later kings. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faxian?utm_source=openai))
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