How many of the following given statements was/were associated with king “Kanishka”? 1. His kingdom has two capitals. 2. He started the Shaka era. 3. He held the third Buddhist Council. Choose the correct answer from below given codes: |ForumIAS

Q. How many of the following given statements was/were associated with king “Kanishka”?
1.His kingdom has two capitals.
2.He started the Shaka era.
3.He held the third Buddhist Council.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

[A] Only one statement

[B] Only two statements

[C] All three statements

[D] None of the above given statements

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation: Kanishka had two capitals: Purushapura (present day Peshawar) and Mathura: He built a giant stupa to house the Buddha’s relics in the city of Purushpura.

The building was still intact with all its magnificence when the Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited the area later in the early fifth century CE.
Started the Shaka era (78 CE), which is accepted as the beginning of his reign, and which is now used by the Government of India for its calendar.
Held the fourth Buddhist council at Kundalavana (near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir) under the presidency of Vasumitra.

Source: Poonam Dahiya

Q. How many of the following given statements was/were associated with king “Kanishka”? 1.His kingdom has two capitals. 2.He started the Shaka era. 3.He held the third Buddhist Council. Choose the correct answer from below given codes:

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Q. How many of the following given statements was/were associated with king “Kanishka”?
1.His kingdom has two capitals.
2.He started the Shaka era.
3.He held the third Buddhist Council.
Choose the correct answer from below given codes: