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UPSC 2006: The Allahabad Pillar inscription is associated with which one of the following?
(a)Mahapadma Nanda
(b)Chandragupta Maurya
(c)Ashoka
(d)Samudragupta
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The Allahabad Pillar bears the famous Prayag Prashasti inscription composed by Harisena in praise of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta, detailing his conquests and achievements. It is therefore associated with Samudragupta, not with the rulers listed in the other options. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allahabad_Pillar?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2006, GS Paper 1, as Question 144. It falls under Ancient History > Gupta Empire.
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