INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Huns (barbarians) attacked India in
A
5th century AD
B
6th century AD
C
4th century AD
D
3rd century AD
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hunas waited till 470 AD, till the death of the Gupta ruler Skandagupta to invade India again in a proper manner. During this time, the Guptas had been ruling over a greater part of India. This time Hunas were under the leadership of Mihirkula (also known, as Mihirgula or the “Indian Attila”).

Detailed explanation-2: -The Alchon Huns invaded parts of northwestern India from the second half of the 5th century. According to the Bhitari pillar inscription, the Gupta ruler Skandagupta already confronted and defeated an unnamed Huna ruler circa 456-457 CE.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hūṇā) was the name given by the ancient Indians to a group of Central Asian tribes who, via the Khyber Pass, entered the Indian subcontinent at the end of the 5th or early 6th century. The Hunas occupied areas as far south as Eran and Kausambi, greatly weakening the Gupta Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -Attila the Hun Shortly after starting his reign, he negotiated a peace treaty with the Eastern Roman Empire in which the Romans paid him gold in exchange for peace. But eventually the Romans reneged on the deal and in 441, Attila and his army stormed their way through the Balkans and the Danubian frontier.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Gupta king had to face the first Huna invasion is Kumaragupta I. Kumaragupta I, otherwise called Shakraditya and Mahendraditya was a sovereign of the Gupta Empire in 415–455 CE.

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