SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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iIdentifiy the period when Mahabharat had been composed
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400 BCE to 500 CE
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500 BCE to 400 CE
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600 BCE to 500 CE
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600 BCE to 600CE
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The bulk of the Mahābhārata was probably compiled between the 3rd century BCE and the 3rd century CE, with the oldest preserved parts not much older than around 400 BCE. The text probably reached its final form by the early Gupta period ( c. 4th century CE).
Detailed explanation-2: -Based on astronomical information such as position of constellations and time of eclipses available in scriptures, they have concluded that events in the Ramayana took place 7, 000 years ago and events in the Mahabharata took place 5, 000 years ago.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Mahabharat war was fought between Pandvas and Kaurvas for 18 days.
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