Ancient History Art And Culture
Assertion (A): The Gupta period is often called the 'Golden Age' of ancient India. Reason (R): The Gupta rulers issued gold coins
Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
A is true but R is false
Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
Rajadhiraja was a great warrior. He always led from the front standing shoulder to shoulder with his men on front lines and earned the title of Jayamkonda Chola which means the victorious Chola King.
In the post-Mauryan period, the techniques of cloth-making, silk- weaving, and the manufacture of luxury articles developed. Mathura was a great center for the manufacture of a special type of cloth which was called shataka.
Towards the end of the reign of Rajadhiraja Chola, he sacked the Western Chalukyan capital Kalyanapuram and assumed the title Kalyanapuramgonda Chola and performed a Virabhisheka under the name Vijaya Rajendra Cholan.
Fa Hien or Faxian who was a famous Chinese traveler, visited India during his reign of Chandragupta II. He came through land route and went back through sea route.
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