History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Naga–Vakataka Imperial Period c16.s1.t1.3
History of India, c. 150 A.D. to 350 A.D.: Nāga–Vākāṭaka Imperial Period c16.s1.t1.3
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118. You would never be able to decipher the dedication of their victories to Vishnu, e.g. at Bhîtari and at Mehrauli, and at the same time the magnificence and munificence conveyed by the aśvamedhas and the Garuḍadaṅka coins, without that key. You would not be able to unlock the mystery of these Hindu Moghuls minus Moghul cruelty and debauchery. You will not get the secret how could Chandra Gupta II abolish capital punishment,² how he could raise the majesty of Hinduism to the very pinnacle of glory, and how he drew the limits of good government which no sceptre could extend further.