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Sasanka belonged to the

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Answer options

  1. Pal dynasty
  2. Sen dynasty
  3. Gauda dynasty
  4. Kamrup dynasty

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Gauda dynasty

Explanation: The correct answer is C. Gauda dynasty. Sasanka was the first significant ruler of Bengal in the early 7th century and belonged to the Gauda dynasty. He ruled the region of Gauda, which roughly corresponds to parts of present-day West Bengal and Bangladesh. Sasanka is remembered as a powerful and ambitious king who played a key role in the early medieval politics of eastern India. He was a contemporary and rival of Harshavardhana of Kannauj and Bhaskaravarman of Kamrupa.