WorksheetsPrashastis and land grants
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Prashastis contain details that may not be literally true.
True
FALSE
(a) contain details which may not be literally true.
Prashastis were composed by
king only
leader samants
Brahmanas
army men
How were the Brahmanas rewarded for writing Prashastis
By giving important post
By giving lands
By giving valuable gifts
The long poems in praise of kings are called...............
Prashasti
Praheerit
Ratarangini
None of the above
Prashastis depict kings – as
valiant
victorious warriors,
kind
losers
Brahmanas, who wrote Prashastis helped in the administration.
True
False
__________established the pratihara dynasty and took control of ujjan around (730-756 CE)
Bhoja 1
Nagabatta 11
Nagabhata 1
Prithviraj
Who was the first important ruler of Gurijala Pratiharas?
Nagabhata 1
Mihir Bhoja
Mahendrapala
Nagapala
Who was Nagabhata
Gupta ruler
Chakrayuddha
Malaw
Prathihar king
Lands granted to Brahmanas were recorded on:
silver plates
copper plates,
gold plates
plates of alloys
Unusual for the twelfth century was a long Sanskrit poem containing the history of kings who ruled over Kashmir.
True
False
The long poem containing the history of kings who ruled over Kashmir. It was composed by an author named ___________.
Aryabhatta
Kalhana
Nagabhata
Prashasti
Kalhana used a variety of sources, including: ____ to write his account.
inscriptions
documents
eyewitness accounts
earlier histories
Unlike the writers of prashastis, Kalhana was often critical about rulers and their policies.
True
False
