HISTORY
SANGAM AGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Which one of the following was not a front during the Sangam age?
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Uraiyar
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Karkai
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Arikamedu
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Alangulam
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Pallava was not one of the ruling dynasties of South India in the Sangam Age.
Detailed explanation-2: -A great expertise was achieved in weaving and spinning of silk and cotton clothes. There was great demand for these in the western world especially for the cotton clothes woven at Uraiyur. Hence, the correct answer is option (B).
Detailed explanation-3: -304–232 BCE) who was ruler of the Maurya Dynasty of Pataliputra (modern Patna). Inscriptions and rock edicts of Ashoka and the Satavahanas describe Urayur as “the citadel and centre of the Cholas". Uraiyur was ruled by Karikala Cholan.
Detailed explanation-4: -Three dynasties ruled during the Sangam Age – the Cheras, Cholas and Pandyas.
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