Which among the following ancient travellers was contemporary of Chandragupta – II?

  1. Megasthenes
  2. Deimachus
  3. Fa-hien
  4. Xuanzang

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Option 3 : Fa-hien
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The correct answer is Fa-hien.

Key Points

  • Chandragupta II, also called Vikramaditya was a powerful emperor (reigned 380-415 CE) of northern India.
  • Fa-hien was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who travelled by foot from China to India, visiting sacred Buddhist sites in Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia between 399-412 CE to acquire Buddhist texts.
  • He described his journey in his travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms.
  • He is also renowned for his pilgrimage to Lumbini, the birthplace of Gautama Buddha (modern Nepal). However, he mentioned nothing about Guptas.
  • Fa Hien's visit to India occurred during the reign of Chandragupta II.
  • The details of visit of other foreign traveller and their contemporary ruler are given below:
    • Megasthenes during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya between 302-298 BC.
    • Deimachus during the reign of Bindusara between 300-273 BC.
    • Hieun Tsang (originally known as Xuanzang) during the reign of Harshavardhana between 630-645 AD.
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