Multiple choice

Which of the following rulers identified themselves as 'devputras' and their statues have been found in shrines in Mathura as well as Afghanistan?

  1. Maurya rulers

  2. Kushana rulers

  3. Satavahana chiefs

  4. Shaka chiefs

  5. Vakataka rulers
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Explanation

This is the correct answer. Colossal statues of Kushana rulers have been found installed in a shrine near Mathura (Uttar Pradesh). Similar statues have been found in a shrine in Afghanistan as well. Some historians feel this indicates that the Kushanas considered themselves godlike. Many Kushana rulers also adopted the title devaputra or “son of god”.

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