INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

GUPTA PERIOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which inscription of the Gupta period gives details regarding the sale of land?
A
Bhitari pillar inscription
B
Junagarh inscription
C
Damodarpur copper plate
D
Begram copper plane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -d Damodarpur copper plate inscription of the Gupta period gives details regarding the sale of land. Damodarpur in Dinajpur District Copper Plate No. 1 of Kumargupta I 443–444AD is probably the most important for a knowledge of local administrative pattern and is the most popular source for historians.

Detailed explanation-2: -The inscription on the plate is in Brahmi script and records a royal order to distribute grains carefully. The copper plate is an expensive artefact.

Detailed explanation-3: -The copperplates, recently discovered at Damodarpur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh are, from the historical point of view, far more illuminating.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is option 3) i.e. Buddhagupta.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indian copper plate inscriptions (tamarashasana), usually record grants of land or lists of royal lineages carrying the royal seal, a profusion of which have been found in South India.

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