The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.69
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c29.69
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c29.69
The Asoka pillar on which Samudragupta recorded the history of his reign is supposed to have been erected originally at the celebrated city of Kauśāmbī, which stood on the high road between Ujjain and Northern India, and was no doubt honoured at times by the residence of the monarch.¹ The real capital of an Oriental despotism is the seat of the despot's court for the time being.