History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2025 History
Udayana, a contemporary of the Buddha, belonged to which of the following dynasties?
ABharata
BVatsa ✓ Correct
CJantrik
DKuru
Correct answer: (B) Vatsa — The answer is the Vatsa dynasty.
Explanation
★The answer is the Vatsa dynasty.
★The Vatsa Mahajanapada lay in the region of the Allahabad and Banda districts, with its capital at Kaushambi.
★Udayana of the Paurava line ruled here during the time of the Buddha.
★The Vinaya Pitaka names his father as Parantapa and his son as Bodhikumara.
★He married Vasavadatta, daughter of King Pradyota of Avanti, linking Vatsa and Avanti.
★The UGC final answer key wrongly marked this as the other option, but Udayana genuinely belonged to Vatsa.
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