NCERT 6th Class (CBSE) Social Science: India from the 4th Century CE to the 7th Century CE

Question: When did Harshavardhana become the ruler of Kanauj?

Answer: Harshavardhana became the ruler of Kanauj after his brother-in-law was killed by the ruler of Bengal.

Question: What happened when Harshavardhana tried to cross the Narmada?

Answer: He was stopped by Pulakeshin II, the best known Chalukya ruler

Question: Name the capital of the Pallauas.

Answer: Kanchipuram.

Question: Name the capital of the Chalukyas.

Answer: Aihole.

Question: From whom did Pulakeshin get the kingdom?

Answer: He got the kingdom from his uncle.

Question: Harishena held more than one offices? Name them.

Answer: Harishena held more than one offices. Besides being a maha-danda-nayaka, he was a Kumar-amatya and a sandhi-vigrahika.

Question: What was the nagaram?

Answer: It was an organisation of merchants.

Question: Who controlled the local assemblies?

Answer: Wealthy and powerful landowners and merchants controlled the local assemblies

Question: How do we know about the lives of ordinary people during this period?

Answer: We come to know about the lives of ordinary people from plays like Kalidasa’s Abhijnana Shakuntalam and accounts left by Chinese pilgrims like Fa Xian.

Question: Why did Samudragupta not annex south Indian kingdoms after defeating them?

Answer: Samudragupta did not annex the southern territories because he realized it would not be easy control such a vast empire from Magadha.