UPSC History The Mourya Empire Question Bank Maurya Period

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    Who was the founder of Vakatak dynasty?                

    A)  Vindhya Shakti

    B)  Ishwarsena

    C)  Pravarsena

    D)  Rudrasena

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Vindhya Shakti was die founder of Vakataka Empire that originated from the Deccan in the mid-3rd century CE. They were the most important successors of the Satavahanasin the Deccan and contemporaneous with the Guptas in northern India. Pravarsena was the successor of Vindhyashakti. Ishwarsen was the founder of Abhira dynasty of Deccan. Rudrasena (330 - 355 CE) was a ruler of the Pravarapura- Nandivardhana branch of the Vakataka dynasty.


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