INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is the correct chronological order?
A
Sungas - Mauryas - Guptas - Kushans
B
Guptas - Kushans - Mauryas - Sungas
C
Mauryas - Sungas - Kushans - Guptas
D
Kushans - Guptas - Sungas - Mauryas
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. The last ruler of the Shunga Dynasty was killed by Vasudeva Kanva who founded Kanva Dynasty.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chronological order is the order in which the events occurred, from first to last. This is the easiest pattern to write and to follow.

Detailed explanation-3: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Chandragupta Maurya-Bindusara-Ashoka.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mauryan Empire existed in the B.C era while the Gupta Empire in the A.D era.

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