History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2018 History
Which of the following pairs (Dakshinapatha Rulers of the early Gupta age and their Kingdoms) is not correctly matched?
ADamana – Erandapalla
BHastivarman – Vengi
CMantaraja – Palakka ✓ Correct
DNilaraja – Avamukta
Correct answer: (C) Mantaraja – Palakka — The pair Mantaraja and Palakka is not correctly matched, so the answer is Mantaraja and Palakka.
Explanation
★The pair Mantaraja and Palakka is not correctly matched, so the answer is Mantaraja and Palakka.
★Harisena, the court poet of Samudragupta, named twelve kings of the Dakshinapatha in the Prayag Prashasti.
★Mantaraja was in fact the ruler of Kurala, not of Palakka.
★Palakka was ruled by Ugrasena, so the pairing is wrong.
★Damana ruled Erandapalla and Hastivarman ruled Vengi.
★Nilaraja ruled Avamukta.
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