UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2023

Consider the following dynasties: 1. Hoysala 2. Gahadavala 3. Kakatiya 4. Yadava. How many of the above dynasties established their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. None

Answer

Correct Answer

None

Explanation

All four dynasties—Hoysala, Gahadavala, Kakatiya, and Yadava—rose to prominence around the 10th-12th centuries AD, not the early 8th century AD.

Topics: history, hoysala kakatiya yadava, medieval india, regional dynasties