History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2019 History
The public display of inscribed texts on rock faces and free-standing pillars was followed by Indian rulers in imitation of the practices followed by the:
AAchaemenids ✓ Correct
BGreeks
CSakas
DParthians
Correct answer: (A) Achaemenids — Indian rulers imitated the Achaemenids, so the answer is the Achaemenids.
Explanation
★Indian rulers imitated the Achaemenids, so the answer is the Achaemenids.
★The Achaemenid Empire was the first Persian Empire, founded by Cyrus the Great.
★It was known for a centralized bureaucracy run through satraps under the king of kings.
★Its rulers displayed inscribed texts on rock faces and pillars.
★Indian rulers, notably Ashoka, displayed their edicts in imitation of this practice.
★So the model for the public display of inscriptions was the Achaemenids.
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