The new kingdoms that emerged in the Deccan during the Sangam period included which of the following:
A. Cholas
B. Chera
C. Pandyas
D. Satavahanas
E. Vakatakas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, C
A. Cholas Correct. The chiefdoms of the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas in Tamilakam, the ancient Tamil country, were among the new kingdoms that emerged in the Deccan and further south and proved stable and prosperous.
B. Chera Correct. The Cheras were one of these three chiefdoms of Tamilakam, known from the early Tamil Sangam texts.
C. Pandyas Correct. The Pandyas were the third of these chiefdoms of Tamilakam.
D. Satavahanas Incorrect. The Satavahanas ruled over parts of western and central India (c. second century BCE-second century CE); they are not among the chiefdoms of Tamilakam.
E. Vakatakas Incorrect. The Vakatakas were powerful in the Deccan in the time of Chandragupta II (c. 375-415 CE), whose daughter Prabhavati Gupta married into their family – long after the new kingdoms of the second century BCE.
NCERT (2026-27): “4.1 Chiefs and kings in the south … The new kingdoms that emerged in the Deccan and further south, including the chiefdoms of the Cholas, Cheras and Pandyas in Tamilakam (the name of the ancient Tamil country, which included parts of present-day Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, in addition to Tamil Nadu), proved to be stable and prosperous. 4.1 Chiefs and kings in the south … Many chiefs and kings, including the Satavahanas who ruled over parts of western and central India (c. second century BCE-second century CE) and the Shakas, a people of Central Asian origin who established kingdoms in the north-western and western parts of the subcontinent, derived revenues from long-distance trade.…” |