UPSC History Early empire (6 BCE to 1 CE) Question Bank Sangam/Deccans Era

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    A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 ofthe Saka era. It is equivalent to                                  

    A)  478 AD

    B)  499 AD

    C)  613 AD

    D)  634 AD

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     A Chalukya inscription is dated in the year 556 of the Saka era. It's equivalent to 478 AD. (As Shaka era was started in 78 AD) This undated inscription belongs to the reign of die Chalukaya kmg Vijayaditya Satyasraya. It registers the grant of 20 mattars of red soil, am attar of wet land and 2 mattars of garden land to Talereyar by Vikramaditya, the uncle of Banarja, when the latter was ruling Turamara-vishaya as the king's feudatoiy. It also states that Vikramaditya had the birudas Taruna-Vasantan and Samanta-kesari and that he was ruling Ayiradi. The inscription was written by Singutti.


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