Q. Consider the following statements regarding Allahabad pillar inscription:

1. This pillar inscription mentions about Gupta ruler-Samudragupta.
2. The inscription is composed in Kavya style.
3. This inscription was composed by Harishena in Sanskrit language.

Which of the above is / are correct statements?
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: We know about Samudragupta from a long inscription, inscribed on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad. It was composed as a Kavya by Harishena, who was a poet and a minister in the court of Samudragupta. This inscription is of a special kind known as a prashasti, a Sanskrit word, meaning 'in praise of’. While prashastis were composed for some of the rulers, such as Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni, they became far more important from the time of the Guptas.

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