History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 2014 History
Sugandhadevi, who issued coins with the figure of a seated Lakshmi, was a queen of:
AKarnataka
BSaurashtra
CGauda
DKashmir ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Kashmir — Sugandhadevi was a queen of Kashmir, so the answer is Kashmir.
Explanation
★Sugandhadevi was a queen of Kashmir, so the answer is Kashmir.
★She ruled Kashmir in the tenth century.
★She issued coins bearing the figure of a seated Lakshmi.
★The coins carry the words Shri Sugandha Devi in the Sharada script.
★She was one of the women rulers of early Kashmir.
★The Rajatarangini of Kalhana records the rulers of the valley.
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