CBSE Questions for Class 6 History New Empires And Kingdoms Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

• Prayag Prashasti(Allahabad Pillar Inscription), was a eulogy composed by Samudragupta's courtier Harishena, credits him with extensive military conquests. 
• It suggests that Samudragupta defeated several kings of northern India, and annexed their territories to his empire

Aryabhata was an acclaimed mathematician-astronomer. He was born in Kusumapura  in Bihar, India. His contribution to mathematics, science and astronomy is immense, and yet he has not been accorded the recognition in the world history of science. At the age of 24, he wrote his famed“Aryabhatiya”.

Coins and Inscriptions give information of Gupta rulers.

Gupta dynasty was founded by Sri Gupta. He was succeeded by his son Ghatotkacha. 

 Later rulers of Gupta dynasty were ultimately ousted by Vardhanaruler  Harsha  Vardhana, who established an empire in the first half of the 7th century.

Harsha is also known as Harshavardhana, was an Indian emperor who ruled North India from 606 to 647 CE. He was a member of the Vardhana dynasty; and was the son of Prabhakarvardhana who defeated the Alchon Huna invaders, and the younger brother of Rajyavardhana, a king of Thanesar, present-day Haryana.

His biography was written by Banabhatta. We also know about Harshavardhana from Xuan Zang.

• Pulakeshin II defeated Harsha on the banks of Narmada in the winter of 618-619 CE.
•  Pulakeshin entered into a treaty with Harsha, with the Narmada River designated as the border between the Chalukya Empire and that of Harshavardhana.