History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET June 2024 History (Re-Exam Shift-II)
Passage
This work begins with the origins of the Chalukya dynasty and, in the familiar style of an epic poem, details the battles fought and the pleasures enjoyed by Emperor Vikramaditya. Like the first chapter of the Harsha-Charita, the final section provides an account of the author himself, his literary journey, his family, and his country and its rulers. As a piece of history, this work is full of various inconsistencies. It aspires to the intervention of Shiva to explain certain tragic events in the emperor's life. Due to the lack of precise expressions, even the correct chronology has been lost.
Who was the patron of the author of the book?
AMahendra Vikramavarman of the Pallava dynasty
BHarshavardhana of the Vardhana dynasty
CChalukya emperor Vikramaditya of Kalyani ✓ Correct
DChandragupta of the Gupta dynasty
Correct answer: (C) Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya of Kalyani — The answer is the Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya of Kalyani.
Explanation
★The answer is the Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya of Kalyani.
★The passage is from the Vikramankadeva Charita by Bilhana.
★Bilhana was the court poet of the Chalukya emperor Vikramaditya of Kalyani.
★He was patronised by Vikramaditya.
★The Vikramankadeva Charita is a biography written in the epic style.
★Bilhana originally came from Kashmir to Vikramaditya's court.
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