Question
Download Solution PDFWhich of the following offices was NOT held by the poet Harishena?
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe 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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