Mahajanapadas and Rise of Magadha practice question for Railways, SSC, UPSC. Select an option to check your answer, read the explanation and continue practicing.
Which ruler is prominently associated with Avanti during the Mahajanapada period?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
A. PradyotaA. प्रद्योत
Explanationव्याख्या
Pradyota is the ruler most prominently associated with Avanti in early literary traditions.
Avanti was one of the four major monarchies that competed for political dominance during the sixth-fifth centuries BCE, alongside Magadha, Kosala and Vatsa.
Ujjayini was the principal centre of northern Avanti, while Mahishmati was associated with its southern region.
Buddhist literature contains stories linking Pradyota with other contemporary rulers, including Bimbisara and Udayana of Vatsa, although the precise historical details of these narratives must be used cautiously.
Avanti's control over central Indian routes gave it economic and strategic significance.
Traditional chronology places its eventual incorporation into Magadha under the Shishunaga dynasty.
For exam comparison: Pradyota—Avanti; Bimbisara
Ajatashatru—Magadha; Prasenajit—Kosala; Udayana—Vatsa.
प्रद्योत प्रारंभिक साहित्यिक परंपराओं में अवंति से संबंधित सबसे प्रसिद्ध शासक है। छठी-पाँचवीं शताब्दी ईसा पूर्व में अवंति उन प्रमुख राजतंत्रों में था जो राजनीतिक प्रभुत्व के लिए प्रतिस्पर्धा कर रहे थे। अन्य प्रमुख शक्तियाँ मगध, कोसल और वत्स थीं। उत्तरी अवंति का प्रमुख केंद्र उज्जयिनी था, जबकि दक्षिणी भाग में महिष्मती महत्वपूर्ण थी। बौद्ध साहित्य में प्रद्योत को बिंबिसार और वत्स के उदयन जैसे समकालीन शासकों से जोड़ने वाली कथाएँ मिलती हैं, हालांकि उनके सभी विवरणों को प्रत्यक्ष ऐतिहासिक प्रमाण नहीं माना जा सकता। मध्य भारत के व्यापार मार्गों पर स्थिति के कारण अवंति का सामरिक और आर्थिक महत्व था। परीक्षा तुलना: प्रद्योत—अवंति; बिंबिसार/अजातशत्रु—मगध; प्रसेनजित—कोसल; उदयन—वत्स।
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