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1
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empire after MAURYANS

A

kushans

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2
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kushans belonged to which tribe?

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Yueh-chi tribe

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3
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who established kushana kingdom and when?

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Kadphises 1

1st Century AD

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4
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who suceeded Kadphises 1 and which place did he conquered?

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Kadphises 2

punjab & indus valley

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5
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who captured the throne after Kadphises 2 ?

A

Kanishka

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6
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who is considered the most powerful kushan king?

A

Kanishka

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7
Q

Kanishka marched to PATALIPURA and subdued _______

A

Saka satraps

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8
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Kanishka fought chinese how many times?

A

2

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9
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kanishka defeated chinese in 1st or 2nd fight?

A

2nd

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10
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Kanishka was defeated by which chinese comander?

A

PANCHAO

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11
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Kanishka won which areas in 2nd chinese fight

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Kashgar
Khotan
Yarqand
Parts of Central Asia

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12
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Kanishka created new capital named ?

A

Purusha-purum( peshawar )

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13
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Kanishka was impressed by which religion?

A

buddhism

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14
Q

Kanishka organised _______ buddhist council at KASHMIR

A

4th

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15
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the new division of buddhism known as _______ originated in 4th buddhism council

A

Mahayana

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16
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who was Ashvaghosha?

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Mahayana buddhist scholar

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17
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works of Ashvaghosha ?

A

Buddha-charita

Sutra-lankar

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18
Q

Vasumitra compiled?

A

maha-vibhasa

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19
Q

name 3 buddhist philosophers present in 4th council

A

Vasupandu
ashva-ghosa
nagar-juna

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20
Q

name famous physician in kanishka’s empire

A

charaka

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21
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name famous builder in kanishka’s empire

A

Ajil-asim

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22
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which art flourished during Kanishka’s time

A

Gandhara art

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23
Q

gandhara art was of ______ style

A

indo-greek

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24
Q

Kanishka was also known as ________

A

Ashoka 2

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25
Q

Saka era begin in the year of ascending of throne by ________

A

kanishka

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26
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kushan empire declined with the death of which ruler?

A

kanishka

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27
Q

next empie after Kushans was?

A

guptas

28
Q

capital of gupta was?

A

pataliputra

29
Q

first IMPORTANT king of Gupta dynasty?

A

chandragupta 1

30
Q

gupta era began with the coronation of which king?

A

Chandragupta 1

31
Q

saka era began with the coronation of which king?

A

Kanishka

32
Q

who succeeded chandragupta 1?

A

Samundragupta

33
Q

which inscription describes the conquests of Samundragupta ?

A

ALLAHABAD inscription

34
Q 
the gupta epire extend:
N
S
E
W
A

N-himalayas
S-vindhyas
E-bengal
W-indus

35
Q

what does allahabad inscription describe about conquerings of Samundragupta?

A

9 north indian kings
11 republicans
12 south indian kings

36
Q

who incribed allahabad pillar?

A

harisena

37
Q

after samundragupta who was considered as famous king?

A

chandragupta 2

38
Q

samundragupta defeated which foreign invaders and captured which place?

A

sakas

ujjain

39
Q

official language of gupta dynasty

A

sanskrit

40
Q

which paintings belong to gupta age

A

ajanta cave paintings

41
Q

books written during gupta age

A

ramayana
mahabhartha
18 puranas
pancha-thanthiras

42
Q

sanskrit scholar patronised by guptas?

A

kalidasa
pasar
visa-gatha-tha

43
Q

which university was founded by guptas?

A

nalanda university

44
Q

which gupta founded nalanda university

A

kumara gupta

45
Q

famous mathematicians of gupta age?

A

aryabhatta

varaha-mihira

46
Q

famous physicians of gupta age?

A

saragar
susuru-dar
dhan-vantari

47
Q

which age was considered as golden age of india?

A

gupta age

48
Q

gupta empire declined due to invasion of ?

A

pushya-mithra

huns

49
Q

chandragupta 2 was also known as?

A

vikramaditya

50
Q

which chinese traveller visited india during the rule of chadragupta 2?

A

Fa-hien

51
Q

which empire came after the guptas?

A

harsha empire

52
Q

who created harsha empire?

A

harsha-vardhana

53
Q

harsha-vardhana was the king of _________ before creating harsh empire?

A

thaneshwar

54
Q

harshas were already defeated by _____ before creating empire

A

huns

55
Q

which city became the capitla of harsha empire?

A

kanauj

56
Q

harshavardhana could not win over south india as he was defeated by __________

A

pulikesin 2

57
Q

______ killed harsha’s brother and his empire was annexed by harsha

A

sasanka

58
Q

harsha embraced buddhism due to the influence of ?

A 
his sister
hieun tsang(chinese scholar)
59
Q

harsha patronised which university?

A

nalanda university

60
Q

harsha’s minister named ____

A

bana

61
Q

bana wrote a book for harsha known as ?

A

harsha-charita

62
Q

name three literary works of harsh?

A

nag-ananda
ratna-vali
priya-darshika

63
Q

which chinese scholar visited india during rule of :
harsha
chandragupta 2

A

H- hieun tsang

C- fahien

64
Q

name the book written by hieun tsang on india & buddhism

A

si-yu-ki

65
Q

name the last empire of north india before islamic conquest?

A

harsha’s empire

66
Q

name the 4 cities visited by hieun tsang

A

kanauj
prayag
nalanda
kanchipuram

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