[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924) › c18.79 # The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c18.79 The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c18.79 - **Language:** English ### [c18.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18.79) The embankment was then rebuilt ‘three times stronger’ than before by order of the Saka Satrap Rudradāman, who has recorded the history of the work in an inscription which is the only known epigraphic record containing the names of Chandragupta and Asoka Maurya. Notwithstanding the triple strength of Rudradāman's masonry, it too failed to withstand the fury of the elements; the dam again burst, and was repaired once more in A. D. 458 by the local governor serving under Skandagupta. At some time unknown these ancient works fell to ruin, and the lake thus finally disappeared. Its site, buried in deep jungle, was so utterly forgotten that modern local inquirers have experienced difficulty in ascertaining its exact position. - [Previous: c18.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18.78) - [Next: c18.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18.80) - [Up: c18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.smith-1924.c18.79) · Pramāṇa