SSC
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Rulers of the Gupta dynasty were supportive of the Hindu ____ system of social order
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missionary
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social
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caste
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political
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -During the Gupta empire-from about 320 to 550 CE-emperors used Hinduism as a unifying religion and helped popularize it by promoting educational systems that included Hindu teachings; they also gave land to brahmins. The Gupta emperors helped make Hinduism the most popular religion on the Indian subcontinent.
Detailed explanation-2: -The society was divided into four varnas (Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Sudra), with each varna performing the set of functions prescribed for it and enjoying whatever rights were given to it. This was the ideal social order and the state was expected to preserve it.
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