History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2020 History
The enormous wealth accumulated by the Nandas has been mentioned by which early Tamil author?
AKamban
BKulasekhara
CMadhurakavi
DMamulanar ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Mamulanar — The author is Mamulanar, so the answer is Mamulanar.
Explanation
★The author is Mamulanar, so the answer is Mamulanar.
★The enormous wealth of the Nandas is referred to in the Tamil Sangam work Ahananuru.
★It was written by the poet Mamulanar.
★The flourishing state of agriculture in the Nanda dominions brought enormous revenue to the royal treasury.
★This wealth made the Nandas famous in the early tradition.
★So the early Tamil author who mentioned the Nanda wealth was Mamulanar.
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