INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was the inscription of Guptas about sati
A
Junagarh Inscription
B
Allahabad Inscription
C
Bhitari Inscription
D
Eran Inscription
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is option 1) Eran Pillar Inscription of Bhanugupta . The first epigraphic evidence of Sati has been found from Eran Pillar Inscription of Bhanugupta, Madhya Pradesh. Some records suggest that the first example of Sati appears in the Gupta Period in 510 AD.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first epigraphical evidence of sati (immolation of widow) is found in an inscription at Eran, the Inscription of Bhanugupta (510 CE).

Detailed explanation-3: -The Correct Answer is Samudragupta. Samudragupta was a ruler of the Gupta dynasty who ruled from 335 to 375 AD. He is also referred to as the ‘Napolean of India’. Eran is an ancient town in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Eran Inscription of Bhanugupta (510 CE) On the reverse of the Sridharavarman pillar is an inscription that references Bhanugupta. Without addressing the calendar system, it also records the death of the chieftain or noble Goparaja in a fight in the 191st year. Gupta era 191, or 510 CE, is largely accepted.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Eran boar inscription of Toramana, is a stone inscription found in Eran in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is 8 lines of Sanskrit, the first three of which are in meter and the rest in prose, written in a North Indian script.

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