Arrange the following historical events in chronological order, beginning with the earliest to the most recent.
(A) Beginning of Gupta rule
(B) Rise of the Pallavas in Tamil Nadu
(C) The Arabs conquered Sind
(D) End of the Mauryan empire
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (D), (A), (B), (C)
(D) End of the Mauryan empire — c. 185 BCE. Pushyamitra Shunga killed Brihadratha, the last Mauryan ruler, and founded the Shunga dynasty; this is the earliest of the four.
(A) Beginning of Gupta rule — c. 320 CE. Chandragupta I came to the throne, and the Gupta era is counted from this year.
(B) Rise of the Pallavas in Tamil Nadu — c. 500-600 CE. The Pallavas of Kanchipuram became a major power in the 6th century, under rulers such as Simhavishnu.
(C) The Arabs conquered Sind — 712 CE. Muhammad bin Qasim led the Arab conquest of Sind, the latest of the four events.