During the Gupta Period, gold coins were called by which of the following names?

The correct answer is option 4) i.e. Dinaras.

• During the Gupta Period, gold coins were called Dinaras.
• After the Kushanas, the Guptas were the most important dynasty.
• The Gupta period has been described as the Golden Age of Indian history.
• The first famous king of the Gupta dynasty was Ghatotkacha's son Chandragupta I. He married Kumaradevi, the daughter of the chief of the Licchavis.
• Chandragupta I was succeeded by Samudragupta in about 330 A.D., who reigned for about fifty years.
• Samudragupta's successor Chandragupta II, also known as Vikramaditya, conquered the extensive territories of Malwa, Gujarat and Kathiawar.
• Kalidasa, the greatest Sanskrit poet and dramatist prospered during his reign.

Important Points 

Gupta Dynasty:

• The founder of the Gupta dynasty was Sri Gupta. 
• He was succeeded by Ghatotkacha. These two were called Maharajas.
• The next ruler was Chandragupta I and he was the first to be called Maharajadhiraja.
• He was a great military genius and is said to have commanded a military campaign across the Deccan, and also subdued the forest tribes of the Vindhya region. 

Key Points

Some famous events during the rule of Gupta Kings:

• The famous Chinese pilgrim, Fahien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II.
• Out of his nine years of stay in India, he spent six years in the Gupta empire.
• Chandragupta II waged war against the Saka satraps of western India.
• Rudrasimha III, the last ruler of the Saka satrap was defeated, dethroned, and killed. His territories in western Malwa and the Kathiawar Peninsula were annexed into the Gupta Empire.
• Kumaragupta laid the foundation of Nalanda University.