Who wrote Prayag Prashasti ?

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This question was previously asked in

HTET TGT Social Studies 2019 Official Paper

Answer 1

Prayag is an ancient name of Allahabad as it is the meeting place or ‘Sangam’ of rivers Ganga, Yamuna, and Sarasvati.

Important Points

Harisena, also Harishena or Hirisena, was a 4th-century Sanskrit poet, panegyrist, and government minister.

He was an important figure in the court of the Gupta emperor, Samudragupta.
His most famous poem, written c. 345 CE, describes the bravery of Samudragupta and is inscribed on the Prayag-Prasasti inscription (Allahabad Pillar Inscription).

Thus, we can say that Harisena wrote Prayag Prashasti.