Which dynasty’s ruler claimed to be “eka bamhana”?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Satavahanas
The best-known ruler of the Satavahana dynasty, Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani, claimed to be both a unique Brahmana (eka bamhana) and a destroyer of the pride of Kshatriyas. He also claimed that he had stopped marriages between the four varnas, yet he himself married into the family of the Shaka ruler Rudradaman.
NCERT (2025-26): “3.2 Non-Kshatriya kings … It is also interesting that the best-known ruler of the Satavahana dynasty, Gotami-puta Siri-Satakani, claimed to be both a unique Brahmana (eka bamhana) and a destroyer of the pride of Kshatriyas. He also claimed to have ensured that there was no intermarriage amongst members of the four varnas. At the same time, he entered into a marriage alliance with the kin of Rudradaman.…” |