Which of the following ruler ruled Assam in the time of Harsha ?
Bhaskar Varman
Bhaskaravarman ruled Kamarupa — ancient Assam — as the contemporary and ally of Harshavardhana, so option 2 is correct.
Who he was. Bhaskaravarman (reigned about 600–650 CE) was the last and greatest ruler of the Varman dynasty of Kamarupa, with his capital at Pragjyotishpura, near modern Guwahati. He came to the throne at a time when Sasanka of Gauda dominated eastern India, and his answer to that pressure was diplomatic: he allied himself with Harsha of Kannauj, and between them they broke Sasanka’s power.
The evidence for the alliance. Two independent sources record it. Banabhatta’s Harshacharita describes the embassy Bhaskaravarman sent to Harsha and the gifts that accompanied it. The Chinese pilgrim Xuanzang (Hiuen Tsang) travelled to Kamarupa at Bhaskaravarman’s invitation and has left an account of the kingdom; he then accompanied the king to the great assemblies Harsha convened at Kannauj and Prayag. His Nidhanpur copper-plate inscription, which records a grant of land to Brahmanas, is the principal epigraphic record of his reign.
| Option | Who he actually was |
|---|---|
| Aswad Jahan | Not a historical ruler of Assam — a distractor |
| Bhaskar Varman | Varman king of Kamarupa, ally of Harsha, host of Xuanzang |
| King Dahir | Ruler of Sindh, defeated and killed by Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE — the wrong region and a century later |
| More than one of the above | Wrong, since only one name fits |
Why option 4 fails. “More than one of the above” requires at least two correct names, but Dahir belongs to Sindh in the eighth century and Aswad Jahan is not an Assamese ruler at all, so only a single option survives.
Hence, the answer is Bhaskar Varman.
Important Questions from Post Guptas Age
Gurjara-Prathiharas originally came to the Indian subcontinent from:
Gupta emperor Chandragupta II was known by which other following name/s?
(A) Devagupta
(B) Devaraja
(C) Devaputra
(D) Devavrata
Choose the correct answer from the options give below:
In which of the following periods first stupas in India came into being:
Which of the following statements is correct about Goddess Sri Lakshmi?
A. The Ravanavaha attributed to Vakataka King Pravarasena II speaks of Sri Lakshmi as pralayagrhini.
B. The Bhitari inscription refers to Vishnu as one who is the permanent abode of Lakshmi.
C. Harsha frequently refers to Sri Lakshmi in the Ratnavali
D. The Gwalior stone inscription speaks of Vishnu and Sri Lakshmi,
E. Sita is identified with Lakshmi in the Harivamsa and the Vishnudharmottara Purana.
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