Multiple choice

Which Pallava ruler was a contemporary of Sankaracharya?

  1. Mahendravarman I

  2. Narasimhavarman II

  3. Nandivarman II

  4. Dantivarman
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Historical consensus places Adi Sankaracharya in the 8th century CE. Among the Pallava rulers, Dantivarman reigned during the late 8th to early 9th century, making him the most plausible contemporary.

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