Ancient and Medieval Indian Rulers

The Kailasanatha temple at Kanchi was built by the Pallava king Narasimhavarman II, also known as Rajasimha.

The Vatsa Mahajanapada, with its capital at Kaushambi, was located on the banks of the Yamuna river.

The Pradyota dynasty ruled over the Avanti kingdom during the time of the Buddha and the rise of the Mahajanapadas.

Dantidurga did overthrow the Chalukyas, and Vijayalaya established the Chola dynasty after defeating the Pandyas and Pallavas in the region.

The Mahabharata reached its final form of 100,000 verses during the Gupta period, and this is corroborated by various inscriptions and literary evidence from that era.

The Vakataka dynasty was indeed founded by Vindhyasakti. However, the Chandella dynasty was founded by Nannuka, not Yasovarman, who was a later ruler of the dynasty.

Asoka is referred to as 'Devanampiya Piyadasi' in his inscriptions, not by his personal name. However, the name 'Asoka' is mentioned in the Maski and Gujarra inscriptions, so the claim that it only appears in the Rudradaman inscription is false.

In early Buddhist art (such as at Bharhut and Sanchi), the Buddha was never represented in human form during the aniconic phase. Instead, his presence was indicated through sacred symbols such as footprints, the dharmachakra, the bodhi tree, and an empty throne.

The Heliodorus pillar inscription at Besnagar identifies Heliodorus as a Bhagavata, a devotee of Vasudeva (Vishnu/Krishna).

Abdur Razzak, the Persian ambassador, visited the Vijayanagara court during the reign of Devaraya II in the 1440s.

Krishnadeva Raya, the most famous ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire, belonged to the Tuluva dynasty.

Most of the paintings in the Ajanta caves were executed during the Gupta period, which is considered the golden age of Indian art.

The silver coins issued by the Gupta rulers were known as Rupayaka, while gold coins were called Dinara.