History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2024 History (Cancelled)
King Karikala belonged to which dynasty?
AChola ✓ Correct
BPandya
CGupta
DMourya
Correct answer: (A) Chola — The answer is the Chola dynasty.
Explanation
★The answer is the Chola dynasty.
★The Chola kingdom was the most powerful among the states of the Sangam age.
★It lay between the Penna and Southern Vellar rivers.
★Karikala held an important position among the Sangam Chola rulers.
★He was a follower of Brahmanism and gave patronage to it.
★Exaggerated accounts credit him with campaigns as far as the Himalayas.
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