History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
Pariharas, or immunities from royal demands and claims, are referred to in:
AThe Sarnath Pillar inscription of Ashoka
BThe Allahabad Pillar inscription of Samudragupta
CAn inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni ✓ Correct
DThe Junagadh inscription of Rudradaman
Correct answer: (C) An inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni — The Pariharas are referred to in an inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★The Pariharas are referred to in an inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni, so that is the answer.
★Pariharas, or immunities from royal demands and claims, are referred to in an inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni.
★This is the Nasik cave inscription recording a grant to Buddhist monks.
★The grant carried immunities from various royal demands.
★Such immunities show the early grant of fiscal and administrative privileges.
★So the Pariharas are referred to in an inscription of Gautamiputra Satakarni.
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