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| author | Afreen Khanam |
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| contents | <p>One of the most elaborate and academically complex inscriptions of early historic India is the Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta, which was written by the court poet Harishena and written on the Allahabad Pillar. The inscription presents an in-depth knowledge of empire, royalty, and political order in the fourth century CE; it is by no means a straightforward royal praise. The Prayag Prashasti is examined in this essay as a political text as well as a historical source. It examines its linguistic choices, diplomatic tactics, religious beliefs, military categories, and narrative structure. This study contends that the Prashasti suggests an empire model based on flexible power rather than strict centralization by placing the inscription within larger historiographical discussions on the establishment of Gupta states. (Sharma 2005; Thapar 2002).</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta Conquest, Kingship, and the Making of Imperial Authority in Early Historic India Afreen Khanam <p>One of the most elaborate and academically complex inscriptions of early historic India is the Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta, which was written by the court poet Harishena and written on the Allahabad Pillar. The inscription presents an in-depth knowledge of empire, royalty, and political order in the fourth century CE; it is by no means a straightforward royal praise. The Prayag Prashasti is examined in this essay as a political text as well as a historical source. It examines its linguistic choices, diplomatic tactics, religious beliefs, military categories, and narrative structure. This study contends that the Prashasti suggests an empire model based on flexible power rather than strict centralization by placing the inscription within larger historiographical discussions on the establishment of Gupta states. (Sharma 2005; Thapar 2002).</p> |
| title | Prayag Prashasti of Samudragupta Conquest, Kingship, and the Making of Imperial Authority in Early Historic India |
| url | https://doi.org/10.54121/2021111473 |