History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2012 History
Which one of the following is not a correct piece of later evidence for Ramagupta?
AManasollasa of Someshwara ✓ Correct
BShankaracharya's commentary mentioning the Harshacharita
CMajma-ut-Tawarikh of Abul Hasan Ali
DSanjan copper plate of Amoghavarsha
Correct answer: (A) Manasollasa of Someshwara — The Manasollasa of Someshwara is not correct evidence for Ramagupta, so it is the answer.
Explanation
★The Manasollasa of Someshwara is not correct evidence for Ramagupta, so it is the answer.
★The Manasollasa was written in the early twelfth century by the Kalyani Chalukya king Someshvara III.
★It is an encyclopaedic work on polity, ethics, food, music and the arts, unrelated to Ramagupta.
★The story of Ramagupta, a weak Gupta king, comes mainly from the lost play Devichandraguptam.
★Later notices and inscriptions, such as the Sanjan plate, are cited as supporting evidence.
★Ramagupta is remembered as the brother whom Chandragupta II is said to have overthrown.
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