GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Kanchi was the capital of
A
Chalukyas
B
Cholas
C
Pallavas
D
Rashtrakutas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pallavas ruled the parts of the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu during the time period 4th-6th century CE. They had their capital at Kanchipuram.

Detailed explanation-2: -The famous king of the Pallavas is Mahendravarman I. Reigning from 600 – 630 AD, some of the most ornate monuments in the Pallava Kingdom were made.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Pallavas had become powerful during the 7th and 8th centuries. They had their capital at Kanchi/ Kanchipuram. Under Pallavas, Kanchi became a great centre of Brahminical as well as Buddhist learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Their territories at the height of the Pallava powers ranged extensively from the northern part of Andhra Pradesh to River Kaveri in the South and they ruled their kingdom from a city called Kanchipuram. Hence the given city, Aihole was not the capital of the Pallavas, so the given statement is False.

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