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Allahabad Pillar Inscription
The Allahabad Pillar Inscription is a text inscribed on an earlier Ashokan pillar now at Allahabad (Prayagraj) in northern India. It contains a eulogy of the Gupta emperor Samudragupta composed by the court poet Harishena, listing his conquests and the rulers who submitted to him. It is a major source for the early history and expansion of the Gupta Empire.
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