--- title: "Who is known as the Napoleon of India?" description: "Who is known as the Napoleon of India?" author: "Shlok Srivastava" published: 2018-02-07 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34210/who-is-known-as-the-napoleon-of-india category: "history, politics & society" tags: ["history"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who is known as the Napoleon of India? Who is [known as](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/37898/the-speaker-can-ask-a-member-of-the-house-to-stop-speaking-and-let-another-member-speak-this-is-known-as) the Napoleon of [India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88550/lebanon-remains-under-israeli-strikes-india-condemns-attack-on-un-peacekeepers)? ## Answers ### Answer by Vishal Kesarwani **Samudra Gupta of the Gupta dynasty is known as the Napoleon of India and he was given this title by historian V Smith.** Been impressed with his exceptional skills and great military conquests known from the 'Prayag Prashati' written by his courtier and poet Harisena, **who also describes him as the hero of a hundred battles.** **Samudragupta of (r.c 335-c.375) son of Chandragupta Maurya was the fourth ruler of the Gupta Empire.**\ ![Who is known as the Napoleon of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/ef3f3ea9-b51d-40cd-9b50-5d8fa331a92b/images/bbe8a990-9eb5-46c1-ba0a-73e8ff197a85.png)\ \ **Even though he was having elder brother's but he was chosen by his father to become the fourth ruler of Gupta Empire.** Some history reports say that **Samudra Gupta became the ruler after defeating his rival Kacha who was an obscure prince of the dynasty.** **\****History claims that he was one most restless and a great conqueror,** Samudragupta is demonstrated on his coins both as a muscular warrior flaunting the “marks of a number of wounds which he got in battlefields” as well as a poet and a musician.\ **Samudragupta annexe a large number of kingdoms in Aryavarta to the Gupta Empire. The defeated at least twelve kings of South India.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34210/who-is-known-as-the-napoleon-of-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.