UPSC History The Mourya Empire Question Bank Post Maurya Period

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    Match list 'A' with the list 'B' and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
    List 'A' List 'B'
    1. Devabhuti A. The last Kanva king
    2. Susharman B. The last Kushana king
    3. Vasudeva I C. The last Shunga king
    4. Pulumavi II D. The last Satavahana king

    A)  1-A      2-B       3-C       4-D

    B)  1-C      2-A       3-B       4-D

    C)  1-B      2-C       3-D       4-A

    D)  1-C      2-B       3-A       4-D

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The Kanva dynasty replaced the Sunga dynasty, and ruled in the eastern part of India from 71 BC to 26 BC. The last ruler of the Sunga dynasty Devbhuti was overthrown by Vasudeva of the Kanva dynasty in 73 BC. Susharman, the son of Narayana inherited the throne after his father. Susharman ruled for 10 years and later the Andhras overthrew him from power. The Andhras had captured Magadha in the tenth year of Susharman's reign. Susharman was the final ruler of the Kanva kinship. Vasudeva I was the last of the "Great Kushans." Named inscriptions dating from year 64 to 98 of Kanishka's era suggest his reign extended from at least 191 to 225 AD. He was the last great Kushan emperor.


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