History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET June 2013 History
Arrange the following into sequential order and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
- 1. Simha Vishnu
- 2. Parameshvaravarman II
- 3. Narasimhavarman I
- 4. Mahendravarman I
A1, 4, 3, 2 ✓ Correct
B2, 3, 4, 1
C3, 4, 2, 1
D4, 2, 1, 3
Correct answer: (A) 1, 4, 3, 2 — The correct order is 1, 4, 3, 2, that is Simha Vishnu, Mahendravarman I, Narasimhavarman I, Parameshvaravarman II.
Explanation
★The correct order is 1, 4, 3, 2, that is Simha Vishnu, Mahendravarman I, Narasimhavarman I, Parameshvaravarman II.
★Simha Vishnu ruled before about 600 CE and laid the base of Pallava power.
★Mahendravarman I, who ruled about 600 to 630, was a great patron of rock-cut temples.
★Narasimhavarman I, who ruled about 630 to 668, built much of Mamallapuram and defeated the Chalukyas.
★Parameshvaravarman II ruled about 728 to 731 in the later Pallava line.
★These kings made the Pallavas a leading power of the Tamil country.
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