History · From State to Empire
UGC NET December 2013 History
Who among the following rulers had performed the maximum number of Asvamedha sacrifices?
ASamudragupta
BKumaragupta I
CPushyamitra Sunga
DPravarasena I ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Pravarasena I — Pravarasena I performed the maximum number of Asvamedhas, so the answer is Pravarasena I.
Explanation
★Pravarasena I performed the maximum number of Asvamedhas, so the answer is Pravarasena I.
★He was a ruler of the Vakataka dynasty of the Deccan.
★He performed four Asvamedha sacrifices, the highest known.
★The Vakatakas ruled in modern Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
★They were contemporaries of the Guptas.
★Pravarasena I is regarded as the real founder of the Vakataka power.
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