UPSC Prelims 2020 Question:

Consider the following events in the history of India

1. Rise of Pratiharas under King Bhoja
2. Establishment of Pallava power under Mahendravarman – I
3. Establishment of Chola power by Parantaka – I
4. Pala dynasty founded by Gopala
   
   

What is the correct chronological order of the above events, starting from the earliest time?

Explanation:

• The Pallava dynasty existed from 275 CE to 897 CE in South India. Mahendravarman I (r. 600–630 CE) contributed to the greatness of the Pallava dynasty.
  
  
• Gopala (ruled c. 750s–770s CE) was the founder of the Pala Dynasty of Bengal region of the India.
  
  
• The Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty ruled much of Northern India from the mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled first at Ujjain and later at Kannauj. Under Bhoja (836-885 CE) and his successor Mahendrapala I, the Pratihara Empire reached its peak of prosperity and power.
  
  
• Parantaka Chola I (c. 907–955 CE) ruled the Chola kingdom in Tamil Nadu for forty-eight years.
  
  

Therefore, option (3) is the correct answer.

Subject: History| Early Medieval Empires