INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the correct chronological sequence of the ruling dynasties of northern India, from the decline of the Mauryas to the rise of the imperial Guptas?
A
Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Kushans, Sakas and Guptas
B
Sungas, Kushans, Parthians, Sakas and Guptas
C
Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
D
Kanvas, Sungas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct chronological sequence is Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas. After the fall of Mauryans, Pushyamitra Sunga founded Shunga Dynasty in 185 BC.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Nandas, Mauryas, Kushans, Guptas.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hence, the correct answer is, ‘C) Sungas, Kanvas, Indo-Greeks, Sakas, Parthians and Guptas’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mauryan Empire existed in the B.C era while the Gupta Empire in the A.D era.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mauryan dynasty is the oldest dynasty. It was founded by Chandragupta Maurya, which existed in the subcontinent of India during 325 – 185 BCE. Gupta Empire founded by Sri Gupta. The Kushan Empire was a syncretic empire, formed by Yuezhi, in the Bactrian territories in the early 1st century.

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