Harishena composed a prashasti in praise of Gautamiputra Shri satakrni.

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We know about Samudragupta from a long inscription, inscribed on the Ashokan pillar at Allahabad. Harishena composed it as a Kavya. Harishena was a poet and a minister at the court of Samudragupta. This special kind of inscription is known as a Prashasti. Prashasti is a Sanskrit word that means ‘in praise of. Prashastis are returned for many rulers but Harisena wrote them in praise of Samudragupta. In Samudragupta’s Prashasti the poet praised the king as a warrior, and also as a king who won many battles. He is also described as the best poet and also considered as equal to god.
Harishena composed a Prashasti in praise of Samudragupta, a famous ruler of the Gupta dynasty.

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