The famous Iron Pillar at Mehrauli (Delhi) contains the name of
1) Harsha
2) Chandragupta
3) Chandra
4) Gautamiputra
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According to the inscription, the pillar was erected by King Chandra and celebrates his victories in battle and was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu.
There were two Gupta rulers named ‘Chandra’ but the one who is most definitely the one is mentioned on this pillar is Chandragupta II, who ruled from 375 to 415 CE and extended the Gupta Empire till it extended to the Indus in the West, Bengal in the East, the Himalayas in the North and the Narmada River in the South.
But this was not the pillar’s original site. It is said to have been erected originally in the historically important city of Udayagiri in Vidisha (in present-day Madhya Pradesh), and according to popular myth was brought here by Sultan Iltutmish (r. 1211-1236) of the Slave Dynasty after he conquered Vidisha. He is said to have brought it to Delhi, his capital, as a trophy, much like Ashokan columns brought to Delhi by the Tughlaq Sultans.
But there is another legend which says the pillar was brought to Delhi by the Tomar Rajput king Anangapal.
3) Chandra