Which of the following offices was NOT held by the poet Harishena?

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  1. Sandhi-vigrahika
  2. Maha-danda-nayaka
  3. Nagara-shreshthi
  4. Kumar-amatya

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Option 3 : Nagara-shreshthi
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The correct answer is Nagara-shreshthi.

Key Points

  • Nagara-shreshthi office was NOT held by the poet Harishena.
  • prathama-kulika, or the chief craftsman, the nagara- shreshthi, or main banker or merchant of the city, the sarthavaha, or the head of the merchant caravans, and the head of the kayasthas, or scribes.
  • Harishena held several positions. He was a sandhi-vigrahika, or minister of war and peace, in addition to being a maha-danda-nayaka, or chief judicial officer, and a Kumar-amatya, which denoted a prominent minister.

Important Points

  • Samudragupta, the Gupta Emperor, appointed Harishena as his court poet.
  • The 33 lines of the Allahabad Pillar inscription, also called Prayag Prashasti, were written by Harishena.
  • One of the key epigraphic sources to learn about the political history of the Gupta dynasty is Prayag Prashasti.
  • Harishena was one of the many poets and academics who Samudragupta supported. 
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