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 pottery tradition is frequently associated with urban centres of the later Mahajanapada and early historic period in northern India?
Correct Answerसही उत्तर
A. Northern Black Polished WareA. उत्तरी काली पालिशदार मृद्भांड
Explanationव्याख्या
Northern Black Polished Ware, commonly abbreviated NBPW, is an archaeological ceramic tradition strongly associated with many urban and elite contexts in northern India during the early historic period.
It is characterized by a highly lustrous surface, often black or dark grey, though other shades occur.
Its broad chronology overlaps with the later Mahajanapada, Nanda and Mauryan periods, continuing in some regions beyond them.
Archaeologists have found NBPW at important sites such as Kaushambi, Rajgir and other Gangetic settlements.
It is often discussed in relation to second urbanization, trade and elite consumption.
However, pottery does not itself prove a particular dynasty or ethnicity, and its chronological range varies regionally.
For exams, the useful association is NBPW—early historic northern India—urbanization.
Northern Black Polished Ware, जिसे संक्षेप में NBPW कहा जाता है, उत्तर भारत के प्रारंभिक ऐतिहासिक काल के अनेक नगरीय और उच्च उपभोग वाले पुरातात्त्विक संदर्भों से जुड़ी मृद्भांड परंपरा है। इसकी सतह अत्यंत चमकदार होती है और प्रायः काली या गहरे धूसर रंग की दिखाई देती है, हालांकि अन्य रंग भी मिलते हैं। इसका व्यापक कालक्रम उत्तरवर्ती महाजनपद, नंद और मौर्य काल से आंशिक रूप से मेल खाता है तथा कुछ क्षेत्रों में आगे भी जारी रहा। कौशांबी, राजगीर और अन्य गंगा क्षेत्रीय स्थलों से इसके उदाहरण मिले हैं। इसे द्वितीय नगरीकरण, व्यापार और विशिष्ट उपभोग से जोड़ा जाता है। लेकिन किसी मृद्भांड को सीधे किसी एक राजवंश या जातीय समूह का प्रमाण नहीं मानना चाहिए।
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