History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2014 History
Asvapati of the Upanishadic age was the ruler of:
AKekaya ✓ Correct
BMadra
CPanchala
DUsinara
Correct answer: (A) Kekaya — Asvapati was the ruler of Kekaya, so the answer is Kekaya.
Explanation
★Asvapati was the ruler of Kekaya, so the answer is Kekaya.
★He was a learned king of the Upanishadic age.
★He is named in the Upanishads as a master of the doctrine of the universal self.
★Even Brahmans came to him to learn this knowledge.
★This shows that some Kshatriya kings led in philosophy.
★The Upanishads record many such learned royal teachers.
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