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The Gandhara and Mathura School of Art developed during the reign of which ruler?

  1. Harshavardhana

  2. Skandgupta

  3. Kanishka

  4. Menander
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Explanation

The Gandhara School (in northwest Punjab/Peshawar) and Mathura School (in Uttar Pradesh) of art flourished during the reign of Kanishka, the most famous Kushan ruler (c. 78-144 CE). These schools developed the distinctive Greco-Buddhist style and Buddha images. Harshavardhana (7th century CE), Skandagupta (5th century CE), and Menander (2nd century BCE) ruled in different periods.

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