Which of the following dynasties did Vakpati Munja belong to?

Which of the following dynasties did Vakpati Munja belong to? Correct Answer Paramaras

The correct answer is Paramara.

Key Points

• The Paramaras dynasties did Vakpati Munja belong to.
  • The Paramara dynasty was an Indian dynasty that ruled Malwa and surrounding areas in west-central India between the 9th and 14th centuries.
  • Sindhuraja's son Bhoja is the most celebrated ruler of the Paramara dynasty.
  • The Parmaras founded their independent kingdom on the ruin of the Pratihara Kingdom.
  • Munja Vakpati was the first great ruler of this dynasty.
  • The Parmars ruled from their capital at Dhar (near Indore). 

Additional Information

• Bhoja (reigned c. 1010–1055 CE) was an Indian king from the Paramara dynasty.
  • By the time of his successor Munja, the Malwa region in present-day Madhya Pradesh had become the core Paramara territory, with Dhara (now Dhar) as their capital.
  • Mahalakadeva, the last known Paramara king, was defeated and killed by the forces of Alauddin Khalji of Delhi in 1305 CE, although epigraphic evidence suggests that the Paramara rule continued for a few years after his death.
• The Rock Pillars
  • One of Ashoka’s first artistic programs was to erect the pillars that are now scattered throughout what was the Mauryan empire.
  • The pillars vary from 40 to 50 feet in height.
  • They are cut from two different types of stone—one for the shaft and another for the capital.
  • The shaft was almost always cut from a single piece of stone.
  • Laborers cut and dragged the stone from quarries in Mathura and Chunar, located in the northern part of India within Ashoka’s empire.
  • The pillars weigh about 50 tons each.
  • Only 19 of the original pillars survive and many are in fragments.
  • The first pillar was discovered in the 16th century.