Q. He was a patron of literature, and he patronised the famous Digambara acharya Jinasena, Sanskrit grammarian Sakatayana and the mathematician Mahaviracharya – describes which Rashtrakuta King?
Answer: C
Notes:
Explanation: Govinda III was succeeded by his son Amoghavarsha (814–880 CE).
- Amoghavarsha ruled for 64 years, and his first twenty years of the rule witnessed endless wars with the Western Gangas.
- Peace returned when Amoghavarsha gave his daughter in marriage to a Ganga prince.
- Amoghavarsha was a patron of literature, and he patronised the famous Digambara acharya Jinasena, Sanskrit grammarian Sakatayana and the mathematician Mahaviracharya.
Source: Tamil Nadu NCERT
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