GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group repeatedly attacked the Gupta eventually leading to their demise?
A
Huns
B
Hans
C
Frans
D
Mongols
E
Mulan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hunas were ultimately defeated by a coalition of Indian princes that included an Indian king Yasodharman and the Gupta emperor, Narasimhagupta. They defeated a Huna army and their ruler Mihirakula in 528 CE and drove them out of India.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Huna People, also known as Huns, invaded Gupta territory and caused significant damage to the empire. The Gupta Empire ended in 550 CE, when it disintegrated into regional kingdoms after a series of weak rulers and invasions from the east, west, and north.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The political factors for the downfall of the Gupta Empire were dynastic dissensions, taxes, foreign invasions, internal rebellions and decentralization.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Gupta empire ended with the invasion of the White Huns, a nomadic tribe of people from central Asia, at the end of the fifth century CE.

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