{"id":2477,"date":"2025-05-02T14:03:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:03:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:33:25","slug":"q-from-the-decline-of-guptas-until-the-rise-of-harshavardhana-in-the-early-seventh-century-which-of-the-following-kingdoms-were-holding-power-in-northern-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-from-the-decline-of-guptas-until-the-rise-of-harshavardhana-in-the-early-seventh-century-which-of-the-following-kingdoms-were-holding-power-in-northern-india","title":{"rendered":"Q. From the decline of Guptas until the rise of Harshavardhana in the early seventh century, which of the following kingdoms were holding power in Northern India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Guptas of Magadha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Paramaras of Malwa<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Pushyabhutis of Thanesar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Maukharis of Kanauj<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Yadavas of Devagiri<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Maitrakas of Valabhi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1, 2 and 5 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 3, 4 and 6 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5 and 6 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) 1, 3, 4 and 6 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-6814607e89dc8\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From the decline of Guptas until the rise of\u00a0Harshvardhanas, new ruling dynasties emerged in different part of Northern\u00a0India.\u00a0The most prominent ones were-\u00a0<strong>The\u00a0Pushyabhutis\u00a0of\u00a0Thaneshwar, Maukharies of\u00a0Kannauj,\u00a0Maitrakas\u00a0of Vallabhi, etc.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Maitrakas<\/strong>\u00a0were\u00a0<strong>tributary chiefs of the Guptas<\/strong>, who established an independent kingdom in western India.\u00a0Dhruvasena\u00a0II was the most important ruler of the\u00a0Maitrakas. He was a contemporary of Harshavardhana and was married to his daughter.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong>\u00a0Maukharies\u00a0ruled over\u00a0Kanauj,\u00a0<\/strong>a city in western Uttar Pradesh, which gradually replaced Pataliputra as a political\u00a0center\u00a0of north India.\u00a0<strong>Maukharies were also the subordinate rulers of the Guptas and used the title of\u00a0samanta<\/strong>. Harshavardhana\u2019s sister Rajyashri was married to\u00a0Grihavarman.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An important ruling family to gain prominence after the fall of the Gupta was that of the<strong>\u00a0Pushyabhutis<\/strong>\u00a0who had their capital at\u00a0<strong>Thanesar\u00a0<\/strong>(Thanesvara\u00a0in Kurukshetra). The dynasty became influential with the accession of\u00a0<strong>Prabhakarvardhana<\/strong>, who was able to defeat the Hunas and strengthen his position in the regions of Punjab and Haryana.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/yadava-dynasty-upsc\/\">Yadava dynasty<\/a>\u00a0ruled in deccan near\u00a0Devgiri\u00a0(Daultabad) between 12th\u201314th-century AD.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/the-rajputs-upsc\/\">Paramara\u00a0dynasty<\/a>\u00a0ruled Malwa and surrounding areas in west-central India between 9th and 14th centuries AD.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"pushyabhuti-dynasty\">Pushyabhuti dynasty:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/pushyabhuti-dynasty-upsc\/\">Pushyabhutis<\/a><\/strong>, also known as the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/pushyabhuti-dynasty-upsc\/\">Vardhana dynasty<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0were\u00a0a ruling dynasty in\u00a0<strong>northern India during the 6th and 7th centuries.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dynasty\u2019s capital was initially\u00a0<strong>Sthaneshwar\u00a0<\/strong>(modern-day Thanesar, Haryana), but was later moved to\u00a0<strong>Kanyakubja\u00a0<\/strong>(modern-day Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>first ruler was Prabhakarvardhana<\/strong>, who was succeeded by his sons\u00a0<strong>Rajyavardhana<\/strong>\u00a0and Harsha.\u00a0The last ruler was\u00a0<strong>Harshavardhana<\/strong>, who reigned from 606 to 647 CE.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/kingdom-in-590-CE.png\" alt=\"kingdom in 590 CE\" class=\"wp-image-51299\" style=\"width:724px;height:auto\" title=\"UPSC Prelims Research: Ancient History &amp; Art and Culture 2021 1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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