Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Ancient India: Kings, Farmers and Towns

Question:

Who among the following rulers adopted the title "Devaputra" or 'Son of god'?

Options:

Chola Rulers

Maurya Rulers

Gupta Rulers

Kushana Rulers

Correct Answer:

Kushana Rulers

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → Kushana Rulers

Colossal statues of Kushana rulers have been found installed in a shrine at Mat near Mathura (Uttar Pradesh). Similar statues have been found in a shrine in Afghanistan as well. Some historians feel this indicates that the Kushanas considered themselves godlike. Many Kushana rulers also adopted the title devaputra, or “son of god”, possibly inspired by Chinese rulers who called themselves sons of heaven.