INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

GUPTA PERIOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Gupta ruler who repaired Sudarsana Lake for the second time
A
Samudra Gupta
B
Vishnu Gupta
C
Rama Gupta
D
Skanda Gupta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Around 150 AD, the lake was repaired by the Shaka ruler Rudradaman-I. And, it was again repaired under the Skandgupta’s reign (415 AD-455 AD) by his governor Parnadatta.

Detailed explanation-2: -The “Sudarshan” lake was repair or renovated by the Shaka ruler Rudradaman I around 150 AD. It was again repaired under the Skandgupta’s reign by his governor Parramatta during 415 AD-455AD.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Chandragupta. Sudarshan Lake is situated in Saurashtra in the middle of a hill called Girnaar. This lake was constructed by the order of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Maurya dynasty by the Governor ‘Pushyagupta Vaishya’ appointed in his Girnaar.

Detailed explanation-4: -Another inscription on the same rock (c. fifth century) mentions how one of the rulers of the Gupta dynasty got the lake repaired once again.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Satavahanas repaired and rebuilt Sudarshana Lake. was spread across the whole of present-day Maharashtra, parts of Karnataka, Chattisgarh, Odisha. Sudarshan Lake is located in the middle of a hill called Girnaar in Saurashtra, Gujarat. It was repaired in around 150 AD by the Shaka ruler Rudradaman I.

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