New Empires And Kingdoms - Class 6 History - Extra Questions

VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION:
What happened when Harshavardhana tried to cross the Narmada?

He was stopped by Pulakeshin II, the best known Chalukya ruler


LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTION:
Describe Samudragupta's policies towards the
  • Rulers of Aryavarta
  • Rulers of Dakshinapatha
  • Inner circle of neighbouring states, and 
  • Rulers of the outlying areas.

Samudragupta's policies towards the four different kinds of rulers in his kingdoms were as follows-
  • The rulers of Aryavarta. There were altogether nine rulers of Aryavarta. All of them were uprooted and their kingdoms were made a part of Samudragupta's empire.
  • The ruler of Dakshinapatha. There were twelve rulers of Dakshinapatha. All of them were defeated by Samudragupta. These defeated rulers surrendered to Samudragupta. But Samudragupta showed leniency. He allowed them to rule again.
  • The inner circle of neighbouring states. The rulers of these states including Assam, Coastal Bengal, Nepal and a number of gana sanghas in the northwest brought tribute to Samudragupta. They also followed his orders and attended his court.
  • The rulers of outlying areas. They were perhaps the descendants of the Kushanas and Shakas, and the ruler of Sri Lanka. They submitted to Samudragupta and offered daughters in marriage.


VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION:
What does Samudragupta's prashasti tell us?

Samudragupta's prashasti tells us that he was a great warrior who woned several battles.


SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTION:
What was the difference between the way in which Samudragupta treated the rulers of Aryavarta and Dakshinapatha?

Samudragupta's policies towards the rulers of Aryavarta were very strict. All the nine rulers were brutally defeated and their kingdoms were made a part of Samudragupta's empire. But as far as the rulers of Dakshinapatha were concerned, Samudragupta maintained a submissive attitude towards them. There were twelve rulers who surrendered to Samudragupta after being defeated and he then allowed all of them to rule again.


Do you think ordinary people would have read and understood the prashastis? Give reasons for your answer.

The prashastis were written in Sanskrit. But this was not the language of the common people. Hence, most of the common people could not have read or understood the prashastis.


Class 6 History Extra Questions