History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2014 History
St. Thomas came to India for the propagation of Christianity during the reign of:
AAkbar
BGondophernes ✓ Correct
CKadphises
DJahangir
Correct answer: (B) Gondophernes — St. Thomas came during the reign of Gondophernes, so the answer is Gondophernes.
Explanation
★St. Thomas came during the reign of Gondophernes, so the answer is Gondophernes.
★Gondophernes was a great ruler of the Pahlava or Indo-Parthian dynasty.
★His capital was at Taxila in the north-west.
★The tradition says St. Thomas came to India in about 57 CE.
★He is held to have spread Christianity in the early years.
★The visit is an important point in the early history of the faith in India.
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