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  1. During which Gupta king's reign did the Chinese traveler Fa hien visit India?
    1. Chandragupta I
    2. Chandragupta II
    3. Samudragupta
    4. Skandragupta
Correct Option: B

Chinese traveller Fa- hien visited India during the reign of Chandragupta II. Fa-hien was the first Chinese Buddhist pilgrim to leave an account of his travels to Central Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. The name of this monk may correctly be proniunced as Faxian but is also written as Fa-hien. A native of Shanxi (Shansi), he left home at the tender age of three to join the Buddhist Sangha.



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