Arrange the following kingdoms from North to South.
(A) Vakatakas
(B) Kushanas
(C) Satavahanas
(D) Cholas
(E) Guptas
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (E), (A), (C), (D)
On the map of some important kingdoms below, the five lie in this order from north to south:
(B) Kushanas — the northernmost, in the northwest around Taxila.
(E) Guptas — in the Ganga valley, around Pataliputra.
(A) Vakatakas — powerful in the Deccan, south of Ujjayini.
(C) Satavahanas — further south in the Deccan, around Paithan.
(D) Cholas — the southernmost, in the far south near Puhar.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.4 Land grants and new rural elites … Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of one of the most important rulers in early Indian history, Chandragupta II (c. 375-415 CE). She was married into another important ruling family, that of the Vakatakas, who were powerful in the Deccan (see Map 3).…”
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