Question

What was the difference between the way in which Samudragupta treated the rulers of Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha? 

Answer 1

Samudragupta’s policies towards the rulers of Aryavarta were very strict. All the nine rulers were brutally defeated, and their kingdoms were made a part of Samudragupta’s empire. But so far as the rulers of Dakshinapatha were concerned, Samudragupta maintained a submissive attitude towards them. There were twelve rulers who surrendered to Samudragupta after being defeated, and he then allowed all of them to rule again.