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Sudarshan Lake, located in Gujarat, India, has a rich historical background documented in various inscriptions. | Sudarshan Lake, located in Gujarat, India, has a rich historical background documented in various inscriptions. | ||
According to the Junagadh Rock Inscription of 150 CE, Sudarshan Lake was constructed in 320 BCE by Pushyagupta Vaishya, a provincial governor, on the orders of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Later, during Emperor Ashoka's reign, his governor Tushasp extended the lake by creating a canal from it.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z90n53NNpGEC&pg=PA114|title=Prachin Bharat Ka Itihas (Ancient India), Hindi Edition|page=114|last=Pandey|first=Vimal|publisher=S. Chand Publishing|isbn=978-81-219-2205-0}}</ref> | |||
According to the Junagadh Rock Inscription of 150 CE, Sudarshan Lake was constructed by Pushyagupta Vaishya, a provincial governor, on the orders of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya. Later, during Emperor Ashoka's reign, his governor Tushasp extended the lake by creating a canal from it.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Z90n53NNpGEC&pg=PA114|title=Prachin Bharat Ka Itihas (Ancient India), Hindi Edition|page=114|last=Pandey|first=Vimal|publisher=S. Chand Publishing|isbn=978-81-219-2205-0}}</ref> | |||
In 72 CE (Shaka Era), King Rudradaman I restored the lake's embankments, which had been damaged by a storm.<ref>{{Cite book|page=199|url=http://archive.org/details/r.-s.-tripathi|title=Pracheen Bharat Ka Itihas|last=Tripathi|first=Ramashankar}}</ref> The dam was breached again during Rudradaman’s time due to heavy rainfall, but no extra taxes were imposed for repairs. | In 72 CE (Shaka Era), King Rudradaman I restored the lake's embankments, which had been damaged by a storm.<ref>{{Cite book|page=199|url=http://archive.org/details/r.-s.-tripathi|title=Pracheen Bharat Ka Itihas|last=Tripathi|first=Ramashankar}}</ref> The dam was breached again during Rudradaman’s time due to heavy rainfall, but no extra taxes were imposed for repairs. | ||