Which of the following cities emerged as the second capital of the Kushanas during their empire?

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 09 Feb 2023 Shift 4)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Mathura.Key Points

The Kushanas were a Central Asian dynasty that ruled over a vast empire in South Asia from the 1st to the 3rd century CE.
The Kushanas had two capitals, the first being Purushpur (modern-day Peshawar in Pakistan) and the second being Mathura (in Uttar Pradesh, India).
Mathura emerged as the second capital of the Kushanas during the reign of Kanishka I (127-150 CE), who is considered the greatest of the Kushana kings.
Mathura was a strategically important city as it was located at the junction of two major trade routes and was also a major center of Buddhism and Hinduism.

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Kannauj was an important city in medieval India and served as the capital of several dynasties, including the Gurjara-Pratiharas and the Rashtrakutas.
- The classical name Kanyakubja has been distorted to become the name of the city.
Pataliputra was the capital of the Mauryan and Gupta empires and was also an important center of learning and culture.
- The city of Pataliputra was founded by Udayin at the meeting point of the Son and Ganges rivers.