Multiple choice general knowledge

Gautama Buddha belonged to which of the following tribal clans

  1. Mon

  2. Lichchavi

  3. Sakya

  4. Lepchas
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Explanation

Gautama Buddha was born as Prince Siddhartha in the Shakya (Sakya) clan, a Kshatriya tribe that ruled in the foothills of the Himalayas. The Lichchavis were a powerful clan in Vaishali with close ties to Buddhism, while the Mon and Lepchas are different Himalayan ethnic groups.

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