died 380 CE), regional emperor of India from about 330 to 380 CE. He generally is considered the epitome of an “ideal king” of the “golden age of Hindu history,” as the period of the imperial Guptas (320–510 CE) has often been called. The son of King Chandra Gupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he is pictured as a muscular warrior, a poet, and a musician who displayed “marks of hundreds of wounds received in battle.” In many ways he personified the Indian conception of the hero.
Samudra Gupta was chosen as emperor by his father over other contenders and apparently had to repress revolts in his first years of rule. On pacifying the kingdom, which probably then reached from what is now Allahabad (in present-day Uttar Pradesh state) to the borders of Bengal, he began a series of wars of expansion from his northern base near what is now Delhi. In the southern Pallava kingdom of Kanchipuram, he defeated King Vishnugopa, then restored him and other defeated southern kings to their thrones on payment of tribute. Several northern kings were uprooted, however, and their territories added to the Gupta empire. At the height of Samudra Gupta’s power, he controlled nearly all of the valley of the Ganges (Ganga) River and received homage from rulers of parts of east Bengal, Assam, Nepal, the eastern part of the Punjab, and various tribes of Rajasthan. He exterminated 9 monarchs and subjugated 12 others in his campaigns.
From inscriptions on gold coins and on the Ashoka pillar in the fort at Allahabad, Samudra Gupta is shown to have been especially devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu. He revived the ancient Vedic horse sacrifice, probably at the conclusion of his fighting days, and distributed large sums for charitable purposes during these ceremonies. A special gold coin that he issued commemorated this ceremony, while another showed him playing the harp; all were of high gold content and excellent workmanship.
The caste status of Samudra Gupta and his successors remains uncertain. It is reasonable to assume, however, that the Guptas supported caste distinctions, and they may have been responsible for the emergence of Brahmanism as a theological system as well as a code of social behaviour, which was carried into present Hindu society.
China joined the side of the Tripple Entente during World War I.
The first is that they violated the continental blockade
The blockade, also known as the continental system, was a system introduced by Napoleon with a goal of preventing British goods from reaching Europe. However, smugglers were highly successful at getting them to European markets so the system proved to be ineffective. The state supported these smugglers
The second is that they captured men from American vessels
If the British navy managed to find an American ship with American workers such as fishermen or similar, they would capture their ship and force the people to join the Royal Navy so that they may help with fighting Britain's enemies. This was heavily disliked by the American population but there was not much that could be done about it.
It’s number 1 - I took da test
Answer:
Explanation:
A. They weren’t allowed to attend school or study sacred texts.
B. They weren’t allowed to use public facilities such as wells.
C. They couldn’t work for a better life due to rigid caste rules.
D. They became wealthy because they didn’t pay taxes.
E. They began migrating to Europe to escape the caste system.
