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Ancient Indian History UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

Study the following names of the contemporaries of Kanishka and mark answer according to the answer code given below:

(I) Asvaghosh
(II) Vasumitra
(III) Kalidasa
(IV) Kambar

Answer code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: I and II

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “I and II”.
Asvaghosha and Vasumitra were prominent figures during the reign of Kanishka (127–150 CE). Asvaghosha was a renowned Buddhist philosopher and poet, while Vasumitra was a scholar who played a crucial role in the Fourth Buddhist Council convened by Kanishka.

Kalidasa lived much later, during the Gupta period.

Kambar was a Tamil poet who lived even later, during the Chola period.

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