Who was the elder brother of Chandragupta II according to the play 'Devichandraguptam'?
Correct Answer: Ramagupta
Subject: history
- Skandagupta
- Ramagupta
- Purugupta
- Kumaragupta I
Explanation: Ramagupta was the elder brother of Chandragupta II, according to Vishakhadatta's play 'Devichandraguptam'.
• The play details how Ramagupta was a weak ruler who agreed to surrender his queen, Dhruvadevi, to a Shaka invader.
• Chandragupta II killed the Shaka king, saved the queen, and eventually killed Ramagupta to take the throne.
• Skandagupta and Kumaragupta I came much later in the genealogy.
• Ramagupta's cowardice is the central theme of this historical play.
• Chandragupta II later married Dhruvadevi (his brother's widow).