Q: 93 (IAS/2003)
question_subject:
History
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,210,56,36,210,14,6
keywords:
{'emperor harsha': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'narmada river': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'southward march': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'pulakesin': [0, 1, 1, 0], 'vikramaditya': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'vilcramaditya': [0, 0, 1, 0]}
Option 1: Pulakeshin-I was the founder of the Chalukya dynasty and ruled in the early 6th century. His timeline did not coincide with Emperor Harsha`s.
Option 2: Pulakeshin-II, on the other hand, was a Chalukya king who ruled in the 7th century, during the same period as Harsha. History records show that during Harsha`s attempt to expand his empire in the south, he was stopped by Pulakeshin-II at the Narmada river. Hence, this is the correct answer.
Option 3: Vikramaditya-I was a Chalukya king but he came years after Pulakeshin-II and did not directly clash with Harsha.
Option 4: Vikramaditya-II reigned even later than Vikramaditya-I and his rule did not overlap with Harsha`s reign.