Answer:
Factual information from prashastis about the Gupta rulers: (i) Histories of the Gupta rulers have been reconstructed from Literature, coins and inscriptions, including prashastis, composed in praise of kings by poets. (ii) While historians often attempt to draw factual information from such compositions, those who composed and read them treasured them as works of poetry rather than as accounts. (iii) The Prayaga Prashasti (also known as the Allahabad Pillar Inscription) composed in Sanskrit by Harishena, the court poet of Samudragupta is a good example.
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